international football
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Noun[edit]
international football (uncountable)
- (Ireland, Australia) Ellipsis of international rules football.; a melded football code that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules football.
- Synonyms: international rules, international rules football
- (Canada, US) The combination of Canadian football and American football.
- Synonyms: gridiron football, North American football, football
- (Canada, US) Soccer.
- Synonyms: football, association football, soccer football, world football
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see international, football.
- 2010, Raj Kumar Singh, Relations of NDA and UPA with Neighbours, page 118:
- The ruler of Pakistan had a strong belief that he is in a strong enough position with the US […] to […] convert Kashmir into an international football to be kicked once again by the world's major players so that they may help Pakistan score a goal.