Football's Rote (4)
I believe the answer is:
kyle
'football's rote' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for kyle that I've seen before include "Transport system with floating trains" , "- - of Lochalsh" , "Narrow sea channel (in Scotland)" , "Narrow channel (Scots), rhymes with dossier" .)