international football

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international football

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  1. Australia, Ireland, abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of international rules football (“a melded football code that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules football”).

    Similar: international rules, international rules football

  2. Canada, US, uncountable The combination of Canadian football and American football.

    Similar: gridiron football, North American football, football

  3. Canada, US, uncountable Soccer.

    Similar: football, association football, soccer football, world football

  4. uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see international, football. 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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@misc{international_football_2026,
  title = {international football},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/international%20football},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}