verb

to make a sports player stop playing a game for a short time

to ask someone to play in a sports team, especially in an international match

noun

an invitation to someone to play in a sports team, especially in an international match

verb

to give a player a place in a country’s team for an international match in football, rugby, or cricket

noun

the player who leads a sports team

verb

to lead a sports team

noun

the job of being the captain of a sports team, or the time during which someone is captain

to bring someone into a team or group of people in order to help them do something

verb

to choose one player to compete against another

noun

a way of choosing which teams or players will compete against each other by taking names out of a container

verb

to not include someone on a team

to be chosen to be part of a group or team

verb

to make a person or team compete against a particular opponent

noun

an opportunity to be a member of a sports team or to take part in a game or competition

verb

to use a particular person in your team

noun

the use of professional players in a sport

verb

to move a team to a higher level in their sport

verb

to choose a sports player to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it

noun

an occasion when a sports player is chosen to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it

noun

someone who often plays a sport with the same team

verb

to stop taking part in a game or sports competition because you are injured or ill, or to make someone do this

to make it impossible for a player to take part in a game or competition

adjective

a scratch team or game is one that is organized quickly using any players who are available

verb

to give a player or team a number showing how likely they are to win a competition

noun

someone who is in charge of a team. The more formal word is captain.

verb

to be the skipper of a ship or team

verb

to substitute one player for another in a sport such as football

verb

to replace a member of a sports team with another player during a game

noun

the amount of money that one professional football team pays to another for one of their players

noun

permission to take part in a sports competition that you would not normally be allowed to play in

adjective

to be moved into a lower division in sport

if a team has strength in depth, it has a lot of good extra players that it can use when necessary