2007-06-07 12:11:29 · 9 answers · asked by stroby 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap (meaning an item of headgear) to every player in an international match of Association Football; however, the act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports. The practice was first approved on May 10, 1886 for Association Football, after a proposal made by N. L. Jackson, founder of Corinthians F.C.
2007-06-07 14:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cap is how many times you get called up to represent your country in a soccer match or football match (am american). It is a great honor if you are cap 100+ times in your career.
2007-06-07 12:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by julyanletona 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caps represents how many times that player played for the his national team
2016-03-13 07:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you represent your country in any sport you receive some kind of gift in recognition, in the case of football it was and still is a cap/hat, so especially in the U.K. when your selected to represent your country or Britain its said you received a cap even if you didn't and received something else like a pennant.
AJ
2007-06-07 12:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, the main reason its called a "cap" is because the players got a cap of the game, now its just a term for appearance in the game (either started the match or came in as a sub)
2007-06-07 12:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cap = appearance.
if its someones first international cap its their first international appearance in a game where they play.
2007-06-07 12:43:24 · answer #6 · answered by j12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cap refers to appearance made by a football player for his or her country. for example, Steven Gerrard has 56 caps which means he has appeared in 56 matches for ENGLAND.
2007-06-08 05:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caps is the number of times a player has represented his/her conuntry...for example...david beckham has 96 caps for england...which means he has played for england 96 times...which includes international friendlies, world cup n euro (n qualifiers), etc.
2007-06-07 12:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
how many games a player played for his or her country
2007-06-07 14:46:27 · answer #9 · answered by m1k3kw0n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋