1 [U] (also formal Association Football) (both BrE) (also soccer AmE, BrE) (also BrE informal footy, footie) [U] a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field (= the PITCH). Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal:
to play football * a football match / team / stadium
2 [U] (AmE) = AMERICANFOOTBALL
3 [C] a large round or OVAL ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air
4 [C] (always used with an adjective) an issue or problem that frequently causes argument and disagreement:
Health care should not become a political football.
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