Meaning of international football | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of international rules football (“a melded football code that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules football”).
   Australia, Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
2. The combination of Canadian football and American football.
   Canada, US, uncountable
3. Soccer.
   Canada, US, uncountable
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see international, football.
   uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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