Foul
Encyclopedia
In sports
- Foul (sports)Foul (sports)In sports, a foul is an inappropriate or unfair act by a player as deemed by a referee. A foul may be intentional or accidental, and often results in a penalty....
, an unfair or illegal sports act, including:- Foul (football)Foul (football)A foul in association football is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game.For an act to be a foul it must:...
, in football (soccer), an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee - Professional foulProfessional foulIn sports, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent's scoring.-Association football:The concept gained notoriety in association football after an infamous incident in the 1980 FA Cup Final when Willie Young of Arsenal committed a deliberate foul on Paul...
, in football (soccer) or rugby, a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent scoring - Foul (basketball)Foul (basketball)In basketball, a foul is an infraction of the rules concerning illegal personal contact with an opponent and/or unsportsmanlike behavior. A personal foul is the most common type of foul in basketball. Due to the nature of the game, personal fouls occur on occasion and are not always regarded as...
, a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent- Personal foul (basketball), illegal personal contact with an opponent
- Technical foulTechnical foulIn basketball, a technical foul is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player. The most common technical foul is for unsportsmanlike conduct...
, in basketball, unsportsmanlike non-contact behavior, a more serious infraction than a personal foul - Flagrant foulFlagrant foulA flagrant foul is a serious contact foul involving unnecessary, excessive, or intentional contact in sport. There is a specific National Basketball Association foul termed a flagrant foul.-NBA flagrant fouls:...
, in basketball, unsportsmanlike contact behavior, considered the most serious foul and often resulting in ejection
- Foul (football)
- Foul ballFoul ballIn baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that:* Settles on foul territory between home and first base or between home and third base, or* Bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or...
, in baseball, a batted ball that lands in foul territory
Other
- Foul (fanzine)Foul (fanzine)Foul was a football fanzine that was first published in the United Kingdom in October 1972 by Cambridge University students. It is regarded as being the first recognisable football fanzine, and continued until 1976. One of its writers was Chris Lightbown...
, a 1970s British football fanzine - Foul (nautical)Foul (nautical)Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships.-Fouled anchor:...
, in nautical terms, to entangle - Foul Madammas, a Middle Eastern food made from fava beans
- Foul playFoul playFoul play may refer to:*Foul play, a synonym for crime*Foul Play, an American film*Foul Play , a silent British film directed by Edwin J. Collins*Foul , an unfair or illegal sports act...
, a synonym for "crime" - Foul PlayFoul PlayFoul Play is a 1978 American comic mystery/thriller film written and directed by Colin Higgins. In it, a recently divorced librarian is drawn into a mystery when a stranger hides a roll of film in a pack of cigarettes and gives it to her for safekeeping....
, a 1978 movie - FoulingFoulingFouling refers to the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces, most often in an aquatic environment. The fouling material can consist of either living organisms or a non-living substance...
, in engineering, accumulation of unwanted deposits on solid surfaces