The French go over to Spain for game (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacrosse
'game' is the definition.
(lacrosse is a kind of game)
'the french go over to spain' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'la'.
'go over' becomes 'cross'.
'to spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'la'+'cross'+'e'='LACROSSE'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for lacrosse that I've seen before include "Game played with nets on sticks" , "Score's uncertain after the Spanish" , "Ball game using netted stick" , "Game played with netted sticks" , "Sport played with sticks" .)