Answer:

offside

AnswerCrossword Clue
OFFSIDEGridiron five-yard penalty
OFFSIDEGridiron call
OFFSIDEKind of NFL or NHL infraction
OFFSIDEIn violation of a football rule, maybe
OFFSIDESoccer call
OFFSIDEIt costs footballers five yards.
OFFSIDEFootball offense.
OFFSIDEFootball term.
OFFSIDEIt gets a 5 yd. penalty.
OFFSIDELineman's sin.
OFFSIDEGridiron infraction
OFFSIDERef's call
OFFSIDEIllegally ahead of the puck
OFFSIDEIn the wrong place at the wrong time?
OFFSIDERooting for the team everyone else hates?
OFFSIDEGame violation
OFFSIDEPenalty that prevents a play from starting
OFFSIDERef's call, sometimes
OFFSIDEInviting a penalty
OFFSIDECall from a football referee