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What term did N.L. Jackson, founder of Corinthians F.C., give to soccer?

On May 10, 1886, N.L. Jackson, founder of Corinthians F.C. and assistant secretary of England’s Football Association, proposed that all players taking part for England in international matches should be “presented with a white silk cap with red rose embroidered on the front.” Caps are no longer given today, but the term has lived on, so that if a player has participated in 10 international matches, it is said he has 10 caps.

What is a friendly?

This is a non-competition game, the results of which do not count for standings in a league or tournament. The two sides are just having a friendly game.

Why is it said that soccer players dribble?

The word dribble dates back to the sixteenth century when it was used, as it is now, to describe a flow of drips or drops — though back then drips and drops were called “dribs.” It was first used in relation to soccer in 1863 by British journalist A.G. Guillemard, who described an Eton player “dribbling the ball slowly forward before his feet” in the October issue of The Sporting Gazette. The term describes skillful movement of the ball upfield in short, small kicks.