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What is a stalemate in football?

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Example: Rock-bottom Palermo had a man sent-off in a 0-0 stalemate with Genoa on Saturday.
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When the score is 0-0; a situation where neither team is winning nor do they want to risk losing; often collocates with the verb ‘to break’.

Example: Modric broke the stalemate with a goal from outside the box.

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