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Captain (association football)
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<p>The captain of a <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">football/soccer</a> team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an <a href="/facts/Armband/yPmuENf1">armband</a>. In the 2024/25 edition of the <a href="/facts/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)/259Fc4t8">Laws of the Game</a>, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. </p>