starting berth

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starting berth (plural starting berths)

  1. (soccer) An appearance in a match from the kick-off.
    • 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth.
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