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- adjective sports Happening after a match
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Examples
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Arsène Wenger's displeasure was easily understandable as he ended the match raging at the referee who had shown Robin van Persie a second yellow card, and the Frenchman continued his diatribe in his post-match interviews.
Arsène Wenger's sense of injustice veils deep-lying Arsenal issues | Richard Williams 2011
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Instead the pundits often resorted to football clichés to hide behind, a habit that became synonymous with the post-match interview.
I was there at the birth of Sky Sports – and what a kerfuffle | David James 2011
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There he was afterwards at the post-match ceremonies, well‑groomed and gracious, even while being fawned at by gaggles of local teenage lovelies.
Can Joe Hart save himself from the curse of the England keeper? | Barney Ronay 2011
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Clarke, who joined Swindon only 10 days ago, refused to go into the dressing room and left the ground still wearing his kit while Di Canio went home without attending his usual post-match press conference.
Paolo Di Canio in heated confrontation with Swindon's Leon Clarke 2011
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Rule changeThis team scores too many late goals – spoils it for post-match nosh 'n' josh with Delia and Steve Fry.
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Sir Alex Ferguson watched Arsenal blow the Premier League title race wide open with a 1-0 victory against his Manchester United team at the Emirates Stadium and cited a refereeing injustice among his post-match regrets, going so far as to claim that "we're not going to get the decisions in these big games, I'm afraid".
Sir Alex Ferguson begins mind games with Chelsea after Arsenal defeat 2011
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The fact, that a single mistake can ruin your clean sheet and convert wins/draws into losses, should be a good enough argument for defenders getting a preference over everyone else when it comes to post-match recognition.
Judges have a blindspot whenever destroyers like Vidic play a blinder | Rob Bagchi 2011
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As King Kenny himself said after the match, in a masterpiece of the understatement on which he has built his post-match press conference reputation: "It wasnae a classic."
Liverpool's European Losers Cup outing is enough to make ad men mad | Martin Kelner 2011
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The five charges against Madrid are related to the throwing of missiles, a pitch invasion, Pepe's red card, the dismissal of Mourinho and the "inappropriate statement" given by the Portuguese coach at the post-match press conference.
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Then told gathered media in a post-match news conference she wishes she could give the line judge she yelled at "a big ol 'hug."
Serena, fined $10,000, issues apology in second statement 2009
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