cap #3
W杯関連の記事が増えてきました。
Team-by-team guide to the 32 nations gunning for glory at the 2014 World Cup
Meet the coach: Alberto Zaccheroni. He’s bossed all the big Italian clubs in a 30-year management career since having to quit playing through injury. Aged 60, has already won the Asian Cup in his first go as an international boss.
Meet the captain: Makoto Hasebe. With 70 caps behind him, the 29-year-old defensive midfielder has been a star in the Bundesliga since 2008 with first Wolfsburg then current club FC Nurnburg.
Star man: Shinji Kagawa. Man Utd fans have yet to see the best of him, but 16 goals in 52 caps from midfield tell their own story of his creative vision and attacking potential.
サッカーのcapについては以前も扱いました。ここの文脈からも分かるように「試合出場数」のことですね。サッカー発祥の地 イングランドでは試合に出ると帽子をもらったという伝統からでした。(UG)