Special abilities are specializations that let players excel in certain situations. Whenever the conditions for a specialization trigger, the player will count as being of one star higher quality for that opportunity.

A better more descriptive explanation should be supplied with an example, so there are no misunderstandings.

What this means to me is that if you are a 65Q with free kick, and he is set to take a free kick, then he would gain one star and be 70Q for that kick. Confirmation of which exact skills go up to 70Q would be nice.