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Points deduction

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), points deduction means: A penalty that removes points from a team's total in a competition.

In Turkish: puan silme cezası

How it is used

Reports announce or appeal a points deduction; the grounds and amount depend on the competition.

Example sentences

  1. The points deduction moved the club below its relegation rivals.

    The table changes through a sanction rather than a match result.

  2. The club appealed the points deduction before the final round.

    The appeal challenges a penalty applied to the team's competition total.

Common collocations

  • receive a points deduction
  • appeal a points deduction
  • points-deduction penalty
  • tableThe list that ranks the teams in a league by points, with goal difference and other figures; also called the league table or standings.
  • leagueA competition in which teams play each other over a season, usually home and away, and are ranked in a table by points.

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