As you know that the world cup is going on right now. I always hear the commenter saying that: "he is on his 87th cap today." What does he mean by that? What does he mean by a cap?
2006-06-17 21:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by gamma 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
It is the number of times that player represents his club/team/country
2006-06-17 21:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Desperado 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the old days, a player was given a cap for each match he played which he was allowed to keep with him. a cap is given for a full match as well as a match played as a substitute. nowadays, a cap stands for a match played by a player. so when a commentator says "he is on his 87th cap" it means that player is playing in his 87th match.
2006-06-18 04:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by ontopoftheworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every time a player represents his country even as a substitute he is given a cap much like a baseball cap with the date, teams playing and venue written on it which they keep as a memento, so when someone says " he has earned his 56th cap " it means he has represented his country 56 times.
2006-06-18 06:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by tomrobertstown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the commenters refer to the amount of participations in national teams' matches - as I don't listen to football with English comments, I can't definitely confirm that this is meant by "cap".
2006-06-18 04:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For his protection down there..
2006-06-18 04:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by jeremi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋