Shape of the goal posts

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Goals – FIFA Laws of the Game

A goal must be placed on the centre of each goal line.
A goal consists of two upright posts equidistant from the corner flagposts and
joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar. The goalposts and crossbar must
be made of wood, metal or other approved material. They must be square,
rectangular, round or elliptical in shape and must not be dangerous to players.
The distance between the posts is 7.32 m (8 yds) and the distance from the
lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 ft).
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According to FIFA rules, the goalposts may be square, rectangular, round or elliptical in shape.

Could this be used to gain a competitive advantage? IE : Have your goal posts a different shape than your opponents then switch them out at half time? I can imagine hitting the bar on a square post is less likely to rebound across the area. I feel a lot of recreational pitches used to have square goal posts at least. In my opinion an elliptical shape would work the best.

Does the ambiguity of this rule allow for different shaped goals? IE a rounded shape goal as long as the distance between the posts is 8 yards and the top of the goal is 8 ft above the ground?
 
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GoranIvanisevic said:
According to FIFA rules, the goalposts may be square, rectangular, round or elliptical in shape.

Could this be used to gain a competitive advantage? IE : Have your goal posts a different shape than your opponents then switch them out at half time? I can imagine hitting the bar on a square post is less likely to rebound across the area. I feel a lot of recreational pitches used to have square goal posts at least. In my opinion an elliptical shape would work the best.

Does the ambiguity of this rule allow for different shaped goals? IE a rounded shape goal as long as the distance between the posts is 8 yards and the top of the goal is 8 ft above the ground?


Could you technically put a net behind the goal but only one or two cm's and really tight so that the ball has no chance of crossing the goal line?
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what's ambiguous about this law

A goal consists of two upright posts equidistant from the corner flagposts and
joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar.
 

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Why not put a wall directly into your own goal that leave just 1 cm free, doesn't seem to be outlawed either. Could you then build a tent behind it and live there all summer so you wouldn't miss a match or a trainingssession? Would it be feasible to have barbecue on the pitch? What if you put your roast on the kick-off spot? The possibilities are basically endless, it's time we started thinking outside the box.
 

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Are you on a singular mission to find as many ambiguous loopholes as possible in order to give teams an advantage and also turn the game into something that least resembles football? Because it sure as hell looks like it.
 

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Are you really going to post a pointless thread every second day now?
 

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I once saw a cartoon where the goalie was doing brick work on the goal line and then chilling on a lounge chair sipping a drink beside the net once he was done. The other team couldn't score obviously, their shots simply bounced off the brick wall much to their frustration.

Do you think we can find a way around the rules, give DDG a few days as an intern at some builders yard and try this out?
 

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It's like that film Gus where the donkey plays American Football solely for kicking fields goals. It was allowed because the rules didn't explicity say a donkey couldn't play the game. I think he won the Super Bowl.
 

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This is what I am talking about square posts :


These goalposts make it impossible to score if you hit the post, therefore a side like Burnley could use them considering they will always have less shots than their opponents?

Although a better argument to make a thread about would be the size of the posts themselves. Since people are bigger now, surely the goals should be bigger too?
 

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@GoranIvanisevic

To the OP, certainly it looks like you could gain an advantage. The question would be whether ungentlemanly conduct would apply to stop you changing the posts at half time etc.
 

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GoranIvanisevic said:
This is what I am talking about square posts :


These goalposts make it impossible to score if you hit the post.

Although a better argument to make a thread about would be the size of the posts themselves. Since people are bigger now, surely the goals should be bigger too?
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No they don’t.
 
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