Association Football Terminology - J

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  • Journeyman: player who has represented many different clubs over their career. Opposite of one-club man.
  • Jumpers for goalposts: informal name for a version of street football where players lay down items of clothing to mark out the two goals. The term also has a nostalgia factor, especially in England, intended to invoke memories of a more "innocent" and "pure" type of football from previous generations.

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