footballization

== English == === Alternative forms === footballisation === Etymology === From football +‎ -ization. === Noun === footballization (uncountable) The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region. The influence of football on real-life matters such as politics, economics and the media. 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]