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  1. In team sports, substitution (or interchange) is replacing one player with another during a match. Substitute players that are not in the starting lineup (also known as bench players, backups, interchange, or reserves) reside on the bench and are available to substitute for a starter.

  2. In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is performing poorly, or for tactical reasons (such as bringing a striker on in place of a defender ).

  3. Jul 15, 2020 · From starters to five: a short history of football substitutions | Soccer | The Guardian. David Fairclough, goalkeepers Gil Merrick and Bert Trautmann after the 1956 FA Cup final and Ole Gunnar...

  4. Jan 22, 2022 · Jan 22, 2022. Football's substitution rules have changed as often and altered the game as profoundly as almost any rules category. Only the transition from rugby's scrummage to the scrimmage, the addition of the system of downs, and legalizing the forward pass have had a more significant impact.

  5. Sep 18, 2015 · Fifty years of substitutions in football: from necessary novelties to tactical tools. The importance of substitutions has increased beyond recognition in the half century since Charlton...

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