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Someone explain "caps" to me
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:43 pm
I've heard it mentioned several times during the telecast but what is it exactly?
Goals/assist in the international stage (my guess but not sure)
Goals/assist in the international stage (my guess but not sure)
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:43 pm to tduecen
How many times you play for the team
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:44 pm to tduecen
Games played for your country in a recognized event.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:44 pm to tduecen
Each time a player plays an international match for their country they get "capped"
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:45 pm to tduecen
Number of games a player has participated in on a team. One game = one cap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_%28sport%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_%28sport%29
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:46 pm to tduecen
What everyone else said.
Today was Tim Howard's 104th cap, I believe.
Today was Tim Howard's 104th cap, I believe.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:48 pm to BamaChick
Ahhh at first I thought it was like stickers college/pro teams out on helmets but goals/assist/stops made more sense
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:49 pm to tduecen
All good man. 
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:50 pm to tduecen
Career APpearance
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:55 pm to lsu31always
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Career APpearance
That would make sense, but I believe the real reason it's called a cap is because back in the day each player would receive a cap if he played because they didn't have jerseys to distinguish the teams. I'm pretty sure it's in the Wikipedia link that someone posted but I didn't click on it.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:57 pm to Patron Saint
Wonder if they still give you an actual cap anymore
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:10 pm to itawambadog
I know England still gives out ceremonial "caps" to its players. Jack Wilshere posed with all of his in a Twitter picture once.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:13 pm to thenry712
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I know England still gives out ceremonial "caps" to its players.
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