professional foul

noun

British, soccer

: a foul that is made on purpose especially to prevent the other team from scoring a goal

Examples of professional foul in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the pendulum swung back and forth in the second half Argentina was left with 13 men after Joaquin Oviedo and Santiago Carreras were shown yellow cards for a neck roll and professional foul. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Chelsea have lost three of their last five games in all competitions, including successive Premier League defeats to Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion, with Maresca’s side having a player sent off for a professional foul in both matches. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Adams was booked for a canny professional foul which choked the visitors’ attempts to get back into the game. — Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for professional foul

• afoul
• wildfowl
• foule
• fowl
• growl
• howl
• jowl
• owl
• prowl
• scowl
• waterfowl