The earliest football uniform had no number. The number of players was used only in 1928 when Chelsea played against Arsenal in the First Divsion League of England. Later, many teams gradually adopted this custom. With the number of players, a "number culture" has gradually formed in football. So what is the meaning of
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The Significance of Football Garment Number
No. 1: Goalkeeper's number, basically in all official competitions, goalkeepers wear No. 1 jersey. Today's famous goalkeepers Casillas, Buffon and Noel, including the younger generation of De Gea, Telstegen, Kurtouva and so on, all choose No. 1 jersey.
No. 2: The number of right-back is typical of Brazilian player Cafu, who wears the legendary No. 2 shirt in both clubs and national teams, as well as the famous right-back Gary Neville of Manchester United and Chelsea defender Ivanovic.
No. 3: Left-back number, but there are slightly different between Europe and South America. In Europe, the number 3 of many teams is often left-back, the most famous is Paul Maldini. According to European tradition, No. 3 is left-back and No. 2 is right-back. In South America, No. 6 is the authentic left-back, such as Brazilian Carlos, who used to wear No. 3 in Real Madrid, but back to the national team, we have to wear No. 6 honestly, because South America is the No. 6 left-back, No. 3 is usually the center-back.
No. 4: Traditionally, No. 4 is worn by players like scavengers. Generally speaking, it is located behind the guard line and before the small restricted area. They usually do rough work, hard work and dirty work on the court. Therefore, No. 4 represents bravery and is an iron man on the court. Generally, No. 4 players can also be captain, such as Old Inter captain Javier.· Zanetti.
No. 5: Normally the number chosen by the centre-half defender, such as Rio Ferdinand, the centre-back of England. If No. 4 is for the body to defend, No. 5 is for the brain to defend. The most famous No. 5 is soccer emperor Beckenbauer. There are exceptions, of course. Zidane, after joining Real Madrid, chose No. 5 to commemorate Manuel Sanchez because it was Sanchez's number.
No. 6: This number started as a defensive player, such as the legendary Baresi of Italy and AC Milan, and John Terry, captain of the England national team. But there are also back waist preferences, such as Argentina's master player Fernando Redondo, Barcelona and Spanish midfielder Harvey. Although the No. 6 is mostly worn by defensive players, the position on the court is slowly moving forward and the duty is not just to defend.
No. 7: The number of right-forward/right-winger sometimes appears on the striker. This number has always been the "soul of the team" number in Manchester United, George Best, Cantona, Beckham, Ronaldo and so on. Real Madrid No. 7 has become a hot spot since Raul. It can be said that it is the pronoun of Prince Bernau. Now Ronaldo, the team's top player, has chosen No. 7. In addition to these, there are more famous, such as Shevchenko, Louis Figo and so on.
No. 8: This is a classic centre-forward/attacking midfield number. It is the second core player on the field besides No. 10. It is more involved in organizing and coordinating. It is the real midfield engine on the field. The most classic is, of course, the "Black Swan" Rijkaard, one of the three Dutch swordsmen, and the bad boy Gascott in England. As a result, Barcelona midfield wizard "Xiaobai" Iniesta, Gerrard, Lampard in the club is also No. 8.
No. 9: The number of the forward, the representative of the front killer, there are too many classic players in No. 9, Van Basten, Batistuta, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Torres... It can be said that No. 9 represents the main striker of the team. As a striker, no one is unwilling to wear No. 9.
No. 10: The number one core figure in the team, usually No. 10 in front waist piercing, is the team's midfield engine. Beginning with Pele, the number has sparkled with stars, Zico, Platini, Maradona, Gullit, Totti, Messi... There are too many classic No. 10 to be forgotten forever.
No. 11: The number of the left-wing/left-wing is often used by the forward. Player No. 11 exists as a fantastic soldier, usually a faster player. Classic No. 11 includes Romario, Ovimas, Robben and Giggs. These are guys who like to use technology and speed to make defenders feel helpless.
No. 12: This is an embarrassing number. Just in addition to 11 players, in previous European leagues, players wore No. 1-11 Jersey in turn, the number is not fixed by whom to carry, making No. 12 almost extinct. Only in the national team to find: Van Basten 88 European Cup, was wearing No. 12 Jersey shot popular, unfortunately, he later became the authentic No. 9. In addition, the only memory is the 1990 World Cup, Argentina's talented goalkeeper Goyecea also wears No. 12, but he is a meteor.
No. 13: 13 is an unlucky number in the West, but there are many stars on No. 13. The most famous German bomber in my impression is Gerd Muller, a short-legged fat man who still holds the highest score in the World Cup (14 goals in two World Cups). He was the hero of the year. It is said that Usibio also wears No. 13, but it is too old to see. Now the most famous number 13 is Nesta, of course. The king even vowed to wear the number 13 until he retired.
No. 14: Cruyff is famous for No. 14, and No. 14 is immortal for Cruyff. It was accidental for Cruyff to wear No. 14 (he played in the professional league at the age of 14), otherwise where would the superstar fill in the gap of No. 14? His son, Cruyff Jr., tried to replicate, but Father Tiger also had dogs. There was only one real Cruyff. Xiao Ke should understand that to be a giant, one cannot follow the path of others.
No. 15: Robert Baggio was Italy's No. 15 in the 1990 World Cup. But he hasn't worn the number since. He belongs to No. 10. The No. 15 Jersey soaked in Baggio's sweat may be out of print.
No. 16: Maybe only Manchester United's Keane can remember that number.
No. 17: Trezeguet wears No. 17 and has won the best striker in Serie A. No other No. 17 can be imagined. The so-called "Magic Curse No. 17" was found in Italy: Italy experienced "bad luck No. 17" in many major competitions. In 1990 World Cup, Donadoni, Italy's No. 17 player, lost a penalty shoot-out against Argentina in the semi-final, which led to the elimination of his team; in 2000 European Cup semi-finals, he wore this number. Zambrotta turned yellow and red in the first half of the first World Cup against the Netherlands, which made the team passively beaten, and eventually the Italians passed the penalty only with the help of "Santo Toldo". In the 2002 World Cup final against South Korea, No. 17 Thomasi scored a golden goal in overtime, but was misjudged offside by the referee. The team was eventually wronged out.
No. 18: It belongs to the eternal Jurgen Klinsmann, the golden bomber that never dies in memory.
No. 19: Italy's No. 19 Skirachi made a comeback in the 1990 World Cup and won the best shooter, probably partly thanks to this number. When the defenders are all paying attention to No. 9 and No. 10, who would have thought that No. 19 was hurting? Yorke also wears No. 19 Jersey at Manchester United and Crespo Argentina.
No. 20: The 82-year-old Golden Boy Paul Rossi supports No. 20 independently. Italy has this tradition. Number arrangement is different from other teams. As a result, strikers wear large numbers after No. 18, which makes them two best shooters in the 90 and 82 World Cups. Other things worth mentioning are Germany's Golden Head Bilhoff and Owen at the 1998 World Cup.
No. 21: This is a very common number. It's always considered the bench of the team, but it's worn on my favorite star, Christian Vieri. Vieri wears No. 21 for Italy's nine appearances and nine goals in the World Cup. This is a natural centre forward. Such a forward wears No. 21 for no particular reason. I only curse Italy's damn numbering method, that is, I don't know whether Vieri himself has any opinion about it.
No. 22: Generally the number of the substitute goalkeeper, Buffon in the famous war against Russia that year. Plus, the most famous number 22 should be Kaka, but sooner or later he will wear number 10, at least in Milan.
No. 23: Because this is a new number for the 2002 World Cup, it makes the number changeable. Every country has different arrangements for No. 23.
No. 24: The Argentine Football Association declared Maradona No. 10 and FIFA granted Argentina No. 24. So the world has only one World Cup No. 24. He is Argentina's substitute goalkeeper Bonano, which seems to be more precious than all the numbers.
