Meanings of political footballs in inglés

Or maybe we simply don't like political footballs of any kind.

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan: I am well used to political footballs but this one is nasty .

However, all too often these plans are political footballs, doing little to improve day-to-day patient care or the working lives of frontline healthcare professionals.

Countries can usually be quite reluctant to take in their share of displaced citizens, turning the most vulnerable people in our society into political footballs.

Political footballs Ed Balls is not the first Labour politician to make a foray into football.