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7 fact-checked facts about goals in sport and the science of goal-setting, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

In soccer, how many players does each team have on the field at once?

Answer11

A soccer side fields 11 players, including the goalkeeper.

In soccer, which player may handle the ball inside their own penalty area?

AnswerGoalkeeper

Only the goalkeeper may use hands, and only within their own penalty area.

Going deeper

How wide is a regulation soccer goal?

Answer8 yards (7.32 m)

A full-size goal is 8 yards wide and 8 feet high.

What is a regulation ice hockey goal's opening?

Answer6 feet wide by 4 feet high

NHL goals are 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall.

What is a 'clean sheet' in soccer?

AnswerA game where a team concedes no goals

Keeping a clean sheet means not letting in a goal.

Expert level

Which psychologist is best known for goal-setting theory with Gary Latham?

AnswerEdwin Locke

Locke and Latham showed specific, hard goals tend to raise performance.

Goal-line technology was first used at a men's FIFA World Cup in which year?

Answer2014

It debuted at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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