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political football Fig. an issue that becomes politically divisive; a problem that doesn't get solved because the politics of the issue get in the way. The question of campaign contributions has become a political football. All the politicians who accept questionable money are pointing fingers at each other. See also: political a political football a problem that politicians from different parties argue about and try to use in order to get an advantage for themselves We don't want the immigration issue to become a political football. See also: political How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``He always only says it has to do with footballing qualities, but that is not a plausible explanation. Sporting spectacles have become the modern equivalent of Roman circuses in popular imagination, but beyond the dramas on the pitch, perhaps the most remarkable achievement of this footballing fete d'ete, was that it was staged in Portugal, one of the continent's more impoverished countries. ``Germany is a footballing nation,'' said Klinsmann, who scored 11 World Cup goals and captained Germany to the 1996 European title. |
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