Unsportsmanlike conduct
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Unsportsmanlike conduct (or unsporting behaviour, or archaically ungentlemanly conduct) is a term used in most professional sports to refer to a particular player or team who have acted inappropriately and/or unprofessionally in the context of the game. Such behaviour is not necessarily illegal according to the sport in question's rules, but is frowned upon by the vast majority of both players and spectators. The term is distinct from cheating in that it also includes conduct meant to incite others.
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Examples of unsportsmanlike conduct include taunting an opposition player, the referee or the crowd, spitting, arguing, fighting, and losing one's temper. In football (soccer) it also includes diving theatrically in an attempt to win a free kick or penalty unfairly, time wasting, and professional fouls.
The sport that punishes unsportsmanlike conduct the most strictly is likely to be Rugby, where sportsmanship is more a tradition than a requirement.
