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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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A cap is a form of Headgear. Caps have crowns that fit closer than Hats and have no brim or only a Visor. Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of Clothing which is worn on one's head. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The practice was first approved on May 10, 1886 for Association Football, after a proposal made by N. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered L. Jackson, founder of the Corinthians:

That all players taking part for England in future international matches be presented with a white silk cap with red rose embroidered on the front. Corinthian Football Club were a Football team based in London playing at various venues including Crystal Palace and Queen's Club. These to be termed International Caps.

The first football international, Scotland versus England with the players wearing caps
The first football international, Scotland versus England with the players wearing caps

Today it might seem an unusual and perhaps even a bizarre practice to present a player with an actual cap but in the early days of football the concept of each team wearing a set of matching shirts had not been universally adopted, with the result that a team's players would often take the field in a variety of different coloured shirts, and each side would distinguish itself from the other by wearing a specific sort of cap or other headgear. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football An early illustration of the first international football match between England and Scotland in 1872 shows the Scottish players wearing cowls and the English wearing a variety of school caps. This article is about the garment used by monks For other uses see Cowl (disambiguation or Cowling (disambiguation.

Actual caps are not usually given any more (caps for friendly matches still exist, and each player gets one cap per international competition), but the term "cap" for an international or other appearance has been retained. Thus, a cap is awarded for each game played and so a player who has played x games, for the team, is said to have been capped x times or have won x caps.

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Association football (soccer)

The world record holder for the highest number of international caps on January 24, 2006 is American Kristine Lilly, who has over 300 caps in women's association football. The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Kristine Marie Lilly (born July 22, 1971) is an American soccer player who has been a fixture on the U In men's association football, the record is held by Mohamed Al-Deayea from Saudi Arabia who has 181 caps. Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (محمد الدعيع (born August 2, 1972 in Tabuk) is a Saudi Arabian football goalkeeper The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of Wolves and England. William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994 was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wright went on to appear 105 times for England, 90 of them as captain.

Records

Some current leading holders of association football caps (Women as of October 21, 2007, Men as of 17 August 2007) are:

Women

See also: List of football (soccer) players with 100 or more caps#Women


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Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is a women's soccer player who was a long time member of the United States women's national The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is a former Soccer player who was on the U The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Fan Yunjie ( born April 29, 1972 in Zhengzhou) is a female Chinese Football (soccer player who competed in the The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football. Li Jie ( born July 8, 1979 in Beijing) is a female Chinese Football (soccer player who competed at the 2004 Summer The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football. Hege Riise (born July 18, 1969 in Lørenskog) is female footballer from Norway. The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international Women's football. Zhao Lihong ( born December 4, 1972) is a female Chinese Football (soccer player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football. Christie Patricia Rampone (born Christie Patricia Pearce, June 24, 1975) is an American Association football player and a member The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Shannon MacMillan (born October 7, 1974 in Syosset New York) is a former American professional soccer player The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Liu Ailing ( born June 2, 1967) is a female Chinese Football (soccer player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football. Bente Nordby (born July 23, 1974) is a is a Norwegian football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international Women's football. Birgit Prinz (born October 25, 1977) is a German international football player and the Women's World Cup all-time leading Kerstin Stegemann (born September 29, 1977) is a female football player from Germany. Kate Markgraf (née Kathryn Michele Sobrero, born August 23, 1976) is an American soccer defender and member of the The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Carla Werden Overbeck (born May 9, 1968, Pasadena California) is an American Soccer player and longtime member and captain of the The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Briana Scurry (born September 7, 1971 in Minneapolis Minnesota) was the starting Goalkeeper for the United States women's national The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Sun Wen ( born April 6, 1973 in Shanghai) is a retired well-known female Chinese Football (soccer player The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football. The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation.

Men

See also: List of football (soccer) players with 100 or more caps#Men

The United States has had the most men with 100 or more caps, with ten to date; Landon Donovan is virtually certain to become the 11th, as he has 99 caps as of April 25, 2008. This is a list of Football (soccer players with 100 or more caps. Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (محمد الدعيع (born August 2, 1972 in Tabuk) is a Saudi Arabian football goalkeeper The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Claudio Suárez Sánchez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco, México) is a Mexican International football The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Hossam Ahmad Hussein ( Arabic:حسام حسن (born August 10, 1966) is an Egyptian Association football player The Egypt national football team (منتخب مصر لكرة القدم nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American midfielder who briefly served as interim coach for The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani (عدنان الطلياني (born 30 October 1964) is a football player from the United Arab Emirates (UAE The United Arab Emirates national football team is the national team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association. Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber (سامي الجابر born 11 December, 1972 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a retired football Striker The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Martin Reim (born May 14, 1971 in Tallinn) is a football Midfielder, member of the Estonian national team. The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961) is a German former football player and now manager currently managing Israeli club The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Ali Daei, ( pronounced dɑːjiː}} nicknamed '''''Shahriar''''' [{{IPA|ʃæhrijɑːr}} meaning The king, born March 21 1969 in Ardabil, Iran The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi (محمد صالح الخليوي (born September 1, 1971) is a Football defender from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Marko Kristal (born June 2, 1973 in Tallinn) is a former football Midfielder with an outstanding career for the Estonian The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (born August 16, 1974 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is a professional football central defender. The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Thomas Ravelli (born 13 August 1959 in Växjö) is a retired Swedish football Goalkeeper. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (born June 7, 1970 in São Paulo) better known as Cafu, is a two-time FIFA World Cup winning Brazilian The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4 1982 in) is an American professional Soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Cricket

In cricket, there are two types of caps. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Firstly, there is the international type, as described above. Some countries also award a domestic type generally known as a "county cap". The latter system is most commonly applied in English county cricket. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales Most counties do not automatically award caps to players on their first appearance; instead, they have to be "earned" through good performances. Indeed, one can play at the highest domestic level for several years, and have a quite significant career in first-class cricket, without ever winning a cap. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by

Records

The world record for the number of caps in Test cricket is held by the former Australian captain Steve Waugh who has 168. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The captain of a Cricket team is a player who during the course of a match has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh In One Day International cricket the current record holder is Sachin Tendulkar of India with 417. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India.

See List of Test cricket records and List of ODI cricket records for further details. This is a list of Test cricket records; that is record team and individual performances in Test cricket. This is a list of One-Day International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in One Day International (ODI Cricket.

Rugby league

In rugby league, this record is held by former New Zealand captain, Ruben Wiki, who has 55. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. Ruben Wiki, ONZM (born 25 January 1973 in South Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional Rugby league player for the

Rugby union

See also: List of rugby union Test caps leaders

In rugby union, eight players have reached 100 or more international caps (totals as of 20 October 2007):

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