But Croshere was called for what appeared to be a phantom foul, sending Rice to the line.

Many refer to this as a "phantom foul," as Laimbeer appeared to make no illegal contact.

Not the phantom foul.

The dude called a phantom foul while U.S. players were being bear hugged by the Slovenians.

For years, Skinner has called phantom fouls, swung his elbows and shown questionable fashion taste (shorts pulled over jogging pants).

Juventus often seemed to get one extra break a match - a dubious offside call, a phantom foul, an inexplicable out-of-bounds decision.

Had Kurt Thomas not been called for a phantom foul with eight seconds left, the Suns wouldve won in regulation.

Not only does Caruso score on a driving layup, he draws a phantom foul on Jesperson and converts the free throw.

It was a phantom foul because Stephanie Young was the player who knocked down Pentuckets Erin McNamara following a shot.

He also scored a goal against Brazil in the last 16 match of the 2002 World Cup which was disallowed because of a "phantom foul" on Roque Júnior.

In this 1/8th final, referee Peter Prendergast disallowed a headed goal by Wilmots that would have given Belgium a 0-1 lead, after a "phantom foul" on Roque Júnior.

I have seen Juventus win some recent championships (29 in all) with weirdly favorable offside calls, last-minute penalty kicks, lengthy added time, mysterious yellow cards, arbitrary disallowed goals and phantom fouls.

So, Karl took his own crack at the crew, suggesting Nene fouled out thanks to three or four phantom fouls and questioning how Gasol (one foul) could have played such a clean but active game.

It was a dramatic moment, sealing the biggest Boston win of the year, but one partially spoiled by the inconvenient fact that it only happened because the officials called a phantom foul on JR Smith.

In the second round, they faced eventual World Cup winners Brazil; Belgium lost 2-0 after Marc Wilmots' headed opening goal was disallowed due to a "phantom foul" on Roque Júnior.

In a normal end-of-match scrum, when anything short of swordplay can be expected, the United States was called for a phantom foul that robbed the Yanks of the most dramatic goal in the nations modest soccer history.

With the Pistons leading 102-101 with 14 seconds left, a controversial foul was called on Bill Laimbeer, enabling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to go to the foul line, which has since been dubbed the Phantom Foul.

The entire game was officiated closely-the first television timeout came after Villanova garnered its fifth personal foul, and two phantom fouls led to the disqualification from the game of North Carolina star Raymond Felton with under five minutes left.

Esse Bahamarst, the American referee who awarded Norway a penalty kick, was roundly criticized for what appeared to be a phantom foul, but newly released television footage showed Baiano clearly yanking on Flo's jersey as if it were taffy.

However, the Lakers won the game, 103-102, on a pair of last-minute free throws by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar following a controversial foul called on Bill Laimbeer, referred to by many Piston supporters, and Laimbeer himself, as a "phantom foul".