hoofball
n.— «They were told frequently, that if what was wrong was NOT Worthington to prove it by playing a more entertaining game than was being dished up week after week. They did nothing to show the fans any different to the growing thought that Worthington was insisting on a style of football more scathingly referred to as “hoof”ball.» —“Amnesty? No Way!” by Richard Matthews Vitalfootball.co.uk May 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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