Feature of football got pal so excited (8)
I believe the answer is:
goalpost
'feature of football' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'got pal so excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'got'+'pal'+'so'='gotpalso'
'gotpalso' with letters rearranged gives 'GOALPOST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goalpost that I've seen before include "it's unfair to move" , "Upright with net attached" , "woodwork" , "one unfairly moved" , "One of four supporters at ends of pitch" .)