why do football players exchange their t-shirts with each other at the end of the match? (soccer)?
923404
Respect is the main answer. Remembrance is a second factor too because the players have jerseys with the dates they wore the jersey on such as tomorrow Cristiano ROnaldo's jersey is going to say 26/11/06 because he lives in England the date is going to be written in that way. The players will remember that day in the future when they look into there closet of collections. Ronaldo is going to swap his with Ashley Cole or Joe Cole most probably because he plays on the Right Wing and Joe Cole or Ashley Cole will have the job to defend him as they work on the left side.
1068758
Yes they can,  However this has to be ageed between both teams and would only be if the game was a friendly.  I've done it. \n\nAlso in many testimonail matches for a player It has been known that they play one half for one team then swap at half time and play for the other side.\n\nIn a normal domestic league game the answer would be no.
1175892
they are mascots that come from local schools or youth teams or supporters clubs, its an old tradition been going on as long as i can remember..\n\nalso maybe it's for pride and because the kids are "the future" and it has a cuteness factor. lol thousands of kids had to try out to make that thing though and though only selected like 130 or something. I don't know what the requirements were...look cute?\n\nSome say it is Fifa rules... it has been there since i can remember..\n\nMost probably those kids are players in the youth club. Believe me that even Wayne Rooney used to walk out with the players before the match starts.\n\nAlso because FIFA, the world football governing body, has a partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. The two organisations team up to prevent children from being recruited as child soldiers, inform them about the dangers of HIV/AIDS through education and discussion, and promote educations for girls, among many other objectives. Their goal is to demonstrate how footballers can serve as role models, and how the game of football is one of the most powerful ways through which the world can receive messages of non-violence, tolerance and peace.
1055530
I've been told that the term "cap" refers to an old tradition of exchanging hats/caps between players of opposing nations at a friendly match.  Thus, the number of "caps" a person accumulated was equal to the number of international matches a person had played in.
1113671
I believe its a song that strippers use.  All of those guys quick tear off their shirts and trade right after the match is over.
1007522
The man of the match is chosen by the fans, FIFA gives you a set of players, a # to txt to, and the fans txt to that number, and in the end the FIFA Techinal Study Group looks it over and announces the player with the most txts, and that player wins.
621350
I've never heard of soccer players doing it.  However, my brother in high school and his friends have started doing it.  I think it is just a fad or some new trend.
1061070
The teams are comprised of passport holders of the nation they represent.  There is no player playing for a different country.  What you may see is a player that belongs to a club in another country, but not the national team.\nYou are correct, they don´t get to practice together for too long, usually a couple of months.  That is why they have as many friendly matches against other countries as they can.
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its time added at the end of the match for every actiond during the game where time was wasted.. when it happens.. the ref pauses one watch as the other one keeps goin, after that interruption has ended he restarts the watch... and he does that fro every time time is wasted.. so then when the watch taht never stops reaches 45 mins... he looks at the one wiht the pauses and gives whatever stoppage time needed for that watch to reach 45 mins.... ever wodered why they wear 2 watches!!!! gosh ppl gotta know this basic kinda things
1185339
Yes, a player can take the GK place and wear his shirt (taking the GK place is optional and a team can play even without... but it does not make sense for any team).\nThe player is not "officially" appointed, but within the team there are always few players that have GK "attitudes". Yet, most of the times, in that situation, a forward is chosen by the coach to take the GK place.
770766
Believe it or not the players are still fatigued from last weeks game, thats how hard they work\n\nbut no they dont always switch players, either they won and will keep the same squad, or try a different variation to try to get a good result
1071256
First it was quarter finals. they remember those players they played against. its been there for ages now. you will see alot of that in so many international soccer games.
1018045
It's when the ball is being played. If it goes to another player on the same team and that player is past the opposition players then it's called an offside.\n\nOr say you have the ball and you pass it to your teammate but your team mate is ahead of all the players on the other team, thats when the assistant referee raises the offside flag.
1040876
Its tricky. If a player sends a pass to a teammate, and at the moment the passer touches the ball his teammate only has one or none opposing player between him and the opponents END LINE, the the one recieving the ball is in offside. The rule states that if he is taking advantage of his position (by not having at least 2 players between him and opponents end line), then he is offside. If the ball is touched by an opponent, that doesn´t make the offside dissapear. But, if the ball is passed by the opposet, that does make the player eligible to recieve the ball.\nA player can be in offside, but if the ball isn´t going his way, or he ignores the ball and doesen´t take advantage of his position, then its not an offside.
1018190
Players usually exchange jerseys at the end of the games as a token of friendship and respect. They keep the jerseys as souvenirs and memoirs. It's a really nice respectful tradition, I alwasy enjoy watching this part after the game is over!
1158439
It's a tradition to exchange jerseys with an opponent you admire or respect. Players go up to a member of the opposing team and ask them if they're willing to trade. Most often players are open to it. They keep the jersey they get as a souvenir of the game.
1109856
Usually teams negotiate the amount of money with their association before the tournament. \nThis has in the past caused a lot of frictions between trainer and team. E.g. in 1974, the German national coach was so upset about the demand from the German players that he wanted to throw them all out of the game and walk away. As we know from history, the situation could turned around and Germany went on winning the world cup.\nThis year, there were a few other teams where the discussion about the money caused major upset between teams and coaches about the amount. It's the same game before every event...