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Encyclopedia > Caps (football)

In association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team. The term can be applied to any nationality of player, but is usually only used in the United Kingdom.


The term dates from the practice in the UK of awarding a cap (meaning an item of headgear) to every player in an international match. Actual caps are no longer given, but the term "cap" for an international appearance has been retained.


The current leading holders of caps (as of 25 September 2004) are:


Men

The United States has the most men with 100 or more caps, with eight as of 25 September 2004.


Women

References

  • FIFA - Records and Facts (http://www.fifa.com/en/statistics/records/index.html)
  • RSSSF - Players with 100+ Caps (men) (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html)

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Cap (football) - definition of Cap (football) in Encyclopedia (189 words)
In association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team.
The term dates from the practice in the UK of awarding a cap (meaning an item of headgear) to every player in an international match.
The current leading holders of caps (as of 25 September 2004) are:
Cap (football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (318 words)
In football (soccer), a cap is an appearance for a national team.
Actual caps are not usually given anymore (caps for friendly matches still exist).
The World Record for Caps is held by Kristine Lilly (#13), the United States WNT forward and founding member of the WUSA.
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