footballization

English

Alternative forms

• footballisation

Etymology

From football +‎ -ization.

Noun

footballization (uncountable)

1. The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region.
2. The influence of football on real-life matters such as politics, economics and the media.
3. The tendency to turn issues into "political footballs".

References

• Google Books: Football, Nationality and the State by By Vic Duke and Liz Crolley [1]
• Google Books: Globalised Football: Nations and Migration, the City and the Dream by Nina Clara Tiesler, Joao Nuno Coelho [2]
• Google Books: Gender and Sport: Changes and Challenges, edited by Gertrud Pfister and Mari Kristin Sisjord [3]