Squad number (association football)
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squad-number-association-football-186-6123459
title:
Squad number (association football)
text:
Squad numbers are used in association football to identify and distinguish players who are on the field. Numbers very soon became a way to also indicate position, with starting players being assigned numbers 1–11. However, there is no fixed rule; numbers may be assigned to indicate position, alphabetically by name, according to a player's whim, randomly, or in any other way. In the modern game they are often influenced by the players' favourite numbers and other less technical reasons, as well a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Typical jersey number and their field position correlation in association football
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football)
date created:
2009-01-06T00:14:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:15:54Z
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16