In team sports, a shutout (a clean sheet in association football) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usually seen as a result of effective defensive play even though a weak opposing offense may be as... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutout
preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21521
[Soccer] preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them. Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_glossary.html