Inside The Game

Whenever a team takes to the field, there are many different objectives that the players set out to reach.

The main one is of course to get a result from the game, typically win it.

However, for players in each position, they have their goals.

If you take the forwards, its normal to get on the scoresheet or set up a goal for a teammate.

But when it comes to defenders and goalkeepers, what is important to them is keeping a clean sheet.

Now, what exactly is one of them you may be asking? Especially if you are from the US/Canada, where this term is not used.

Today I will explain what it means, why players want to achieve it week in week out, and how important they are to a team’s success.

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Can a manager get a red card in football or is it only footballers who find themselves on the receiving end of one.

Its a question that I used to come to mind for a while before I finally found the answer to it.

Now when you think about red cards, you instantly think of footballers either getting into fights or diving in on an oppositions player.

Its those cases where you would almost always see a red card given.

However, what you may be wondering is whether a coach or manager can get a red card even though they’re not on the field?

This is a more common question than you would initially think, and in this post, I am going to answer that question and others you may have related to this question.

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While your typical soccer team will have shirt numbers of 1 to 99.

There are plenty of teams that don’t have all their numbers up for selection.

In fact, some have a selection of them that can’t be used or chosen.

Now while this can be for different reasons.

One of the most common reasons is because they have been retired.

However, what is this, do teams do this and why does it happen?

There is an explanation for this so, in this post, I will be taking you through everything you need to know.

I will also share with you some of the greats to play soccer and have their number retired.

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Red Cards play a big part in the game of football, as a referee handing one of these out, can have a huge impact on many factors.

While no one sets out to get one before a game, they are fairly common within the game.

So if you have seen one being given, maybe on the TV or in a game you were playing, you may be wondering why?

The idea of this post is to go through everything you need to know about Red Cards.

From why, who can get them through to what happens after one is given.

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To win a cup competition, you will need to beat another team in the final.

However, while teams will set up to win the game in the 90 minutes.

Not all the time, can they be separated in normal time.

With the stakes on the line, finals can sometimes be quite cagey, making a draw a common outcome.

Now of course if someone doesn’t score, then nobody will win the final, and therefore the cup.

Here I take you through exactly what happens when a final football match ends in a draw.

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