[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Soccer question

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:06:41 PM EDT

Pretty much the only time I watch soccer is during the Olympics, and a couple here and there during the world cup.

Anyhow, when they show a player's stats, sometimes they show "Caps". WTF are Caps? I searched high and low and couldn't find the answer. I was thinking it was the number of games that player was the team captain, but some of the numbers seem too high to be that. Anyone know what a Cap is?

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:07:34 PM EDT

[#1]

International Games they've played in

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:07:53 PM EDT

[#2]

International appearances.

[Edit. Curses. Beaten by almost 20 seconds]

NTM

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:13:35 PM EDT

[#3]

Isn't number of international teams?
Like being part of the 2008 olympic team would be 1 cap

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:19:36 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
International Games they've played in

Whether it is a world cup game or a "friendly" match, all count
If the player starts or not doesnt matter either, it still counts.

Basically what I am trying to say is USA soccer sucks hard. Forza ITalia.

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:20:28 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Isn't number of international teams?
Like being part of the 2008 olympic team would be 1 cap

No. but if they play in 5 games during these olympics, that would be five caps.

Posted: 8/9/2008 3:30:48 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Pretty much the only time I watch soccer is during the Olympics, and a couple here and there during the world cup.

Anyhow, when they show a player's stats, sometimes they show "Caps". WTF are Caps? I searched high and low and couldn't find the answer. I was thinking it was the number of games that player was the team captain, but some of the numbers seem too high to be that. Anyone know what a Cap is?

Gee, I Googled CAPS soccer and this was at the top of the list:

CAPS explanation

It's the number of International games they've played in.

Here's wher the term came from:

Cap(s) - recognition earned by a player for each appearance in an international game for their country. In the "old" days (e.g., 1900), when a team would go (i.e., sail) to another country to play, the hosting team would give each member of the visiting team a brimmed hat as a symbol of goodwill. Today, caps are not exchanged, but the term "cap" continues to represent games against foreign teams, where you represent your country. There are no formal rules that say you must be playing on foreign soil when you represent your country or that you must be a member of the country's national team in order to get "capped". When used with youth teams, a cap is loosely interpreted as a game against a team from another country, regardless of the game location.

Posted: 8/9/2008 4:27:45 PM EDT

[#7]

From an old Football Player, Soccer is teh suxxor and Liberace style ghey.

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