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Why don't we have a name for when a player scores 2 goals in one game ?

JohanFranzenstein said:
I'm not a soccer fan, but isn't it far harder to score two goals in soccer than it is in hockey? Which would make sense why they have a term for it in soccer.
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Not necessarily for the guys that are scoring the goals.

League leaders regularly pace for the low to high 50's over 82 games. Two years ago, the Premier League had a 36 and a 30 goal scorer. That would be 77 and 64 over 82 games.

The scoring is lower overall but way more concentrated among the top scorers. After all, they're playing 90 minutes.

I would say, if anything, a brace is more common for a soccer forward than a hockey forward.
 
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Ok so 3 goals is a hat trick. 4 goals should also have a name. I suggest "Forest". Call it silly if you want but hat trick is silly too. I mean clearing a Forest is a grand achievement. Matthews cleared a Forest in his first game and has not done it since. What do you throw on the ice though when someone clears a/the Forest?
 
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Brookbank said:
This is simply untrue. It is ubiquitous in world football. That part you cannot challenge.

https://x.com/search?q=Brace score&t=JwWIE-CHpTjtym2W5fe_xw&s=09
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I'm as big a fan of the Premier League, World Cup, Champions League, etc., as they come.

Brace -- perhaps because it doesn't happen often -- is nothing like as "ubiquitous" as you make it out to be.

No hitter.
Hat trick.
Grand slam.
Triple Double.
Triple Play.
Eagle.
Safety.
Extra Point.
Ace.


Most of these terms refer to a unique scoring situation or game feat (not all). However, despite Soccer/Football being the biggest sport on the planet by far, the word "brace" doesn't belong on the list above in terms of familiarity or use.

Sorry.
 
Number8 said:
I'm as big a fan of the Premier League, World Cup, Champions League, etc., as they come.

Brace -- perhaps because it doesn't happen often -- is nothing like as "ubiquitous" as you make it out to be.

No hitter.
Hat trick.
Grand slam.
Triple Double.
Triple Play.
Eagle.
Safety.
Extra Point.
Ace.


Most of these terms refer to a unique scoring situation or game feat (not all). However, despite Soccer/Football being the biggest sport on the planet by far, the word "brace" doesn't belong on the list above in terms of familiarity or use.

Sorry.
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That's just not true though man. Ask ai

  • Usage:
    The term "brace" is widely used by commentators and analysts, especially in leagues like the Premier League, to describe a player scoring two goals in a single match.

  • Origin:
    The word "brace" has roots in Old English and can also signify a "pair" of something.

  • Comparison to "Hat-trick":
    "Brace" and "hat-trick" (for three goals) are two of the more commonly used phrases in the sport when it comes to scoring.

  • Examples:
    Sports Illustrated reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most braces in soccer history, with well over 200 in his career.

  • Other leagues:
    While the term is commonly used in English-speaking European football, it's also used in other leagues and by commentators around the world.
 
Brookbank said:
That's just not true though man. Ask ai

  • Usage:
    The term "brace" is widely used by commentators and analysts, especially in leagues like the Premier League, to describe a player scoring two goals in a single match.

  • Origin:
    The word "brace" has roots in Old English and can also signify a "pair" of something.

  • Comparison to "Hat-trick":
    "Brace" and "hat-trick" (for three goals) are two of the more commonly used phrases in the sport when it comes to scoring.

  • Examples:
    Sports Illustrated reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most braces in soccer history, with well over 200 in his career.

  • Other leagues:
    While the term is commonly used in English-speaking European football, it's also used in other leagues and by commentators around the world.
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Sorry. I don't care what AI says. AI can report that it is widely used but it pales in comparison with the list I provided. And I have watched a shit ton of soccer.

But believe what you want........ it seems important to you.
 
Brookbank said:
Uh Britain invented "soccer" and the best league in the world is the Premier league. And in the Prem, they use the word brace as often as hattrick. It is used in other leagues also. You just didn't know what it meant

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It just means two of one thing, in English.

It's the same a you saying a pair of goals.

Just a somewhat underused but definitely English word
 
I have to say, Ice hockey is sooo cringe when you watch it in english lol

Calling an assist an "apple", "top Cheese" stuff and shit, it's quite embarassing
 
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Bouboumaster said:
If it were the case, at the very least it would be hilarious

But seriously tho, no, you don't need more weird/cringe Nickname for specific situations like that
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Agreed but generally most things announcers say are cringe, even if they keep their turns of phrase to a minimum. I think there are like under 10 broadcast teams that I actually like.

My team's announcers are by far the worst by the way, I suggest you avoid them at all costs. They can cause near lethal doses of cringe
 
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Brookbank said:
In hockey and soccer , when a player gets 3 goals it's called a hattrick

In soccer , when a player scores 2 goals it's called a brace.

So there you have it. When a player scores 2 goals , it's called a brace. Let's make it stick.
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In football, it's a lot rarer. In hockey, it's way too common to deserve a special name. Even "het trick" is questionable. It's a much bigger deal in football than hockey.
 
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