Sentence examples for reckless foul from inspiring English sources

This reckless foul is one that FIFA's medical officer, Michel D'Hooghe, continually campaigns against.

He endangered an opponent's leg in the first half with a horrid, reckless foul.

He was supposedly banned for two matches after a reckless foul in the previous round, but the ban was then halved.

Balotelli had been red-carded, and rightly so, after a reckless foul in which he kicked an opponent in the chest early in the Europa League match last Thursday against Dynamo Kiev.

The sanction, carrying the same weight of punishment that is issued to a player who threatens the livelihood of another with a reckless foul, shows how insensitive the sport sometimes is to its most important people, the participants.

When Rooney fired a volley high and wide from Cameron Borthwick-Jackson's cross on 86 minutes – moments before Rooney was booked for a reckless foul on Oscar – it was a sign that United's luck was not going to turn.

With the help of reckless fouls that earned the dismissals of Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel, each for two yellow cards, Liverpool imploded.

Almost as usual, there was a red card for Pepe, the most reckless fouler in a Madrid shirt these past few years.

Eight days later Manchester United won an FA Cup tie at Norwich and Cantona, infuriated by the opposition's tight marking, committed several reckless fouls.

Apart from the rough edges betrayed by Pepe, the Portuguese man-of-war defender who was extremely lucky to remain on the field after his repeatedly reckless fouls, Real assumed its place among the last eight with plenty to spare.

Thomas averaged 33 minutes a game through the first 20 games this season, but his reckless fouling has dropped his playing time to an average of 24.7 minutes over the last eight games.