# jumpers for goalposts

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Informal association football as played by children, especially as a romantic or old-fashioned ideal contrasted against the commercialism and cynicism of modern professional football.

## Etymology
From the idea that children, in the absence of a proper pitch, will mark one using items of clothing (such as jumpers).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jumpers-for-goalposts