noun
plural -balls
[noncount] :any one of several games in which two teams try to get a ball to the goals at each end of a large field: such as
a US :an American game that is played between two teams of 11 players each and in which the ball is moved forward by running or passing
a similar Canadian game between two teams of 12 players each
c Brit :soccer
d Brit :rugby
[count] :a ball filled with air that is used in the game of football - see picture at ball
political football
an issue that politicians argue about and try to use for their advantage
US