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  2. Field goal - Wikipedia

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    A set of gridiron football goal posts—two uprights (vertical) and a crossbar (horizontal) A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. [1]

  3. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  4. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    1. The field of play; a football field 2. A generalized term for American, Canadian, arena, and other related forms of football, especially in contrast with rugby football (rugby union, rugby league) and association football (soccer). See also Gridiron football The word derives from the same root as griddle, meaning a "lattice". The original ...

  5. Goal (sports) - Wikipedia

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    A field goal is a secondary method of scoring; it is scored when the ball is place kicked or drop kicked completely over the crossbar and between or directly over the goal posts. A field goal scores 3 points in both versions of the sport. In the American game, the now rarely used fair catch kick, if successfully made, also scores 3 points.

  6. Why a 70-yard field goal is possible - AOL

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    The sun-splashed football field at a swanky San Diego private school served as the backdrop for a remarkable display of accuracy and power. Someone comfortably kicked a 58-yard field goal. Then ...

  7. Fair catch kick - Wikipedia

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    The fair catch kick rule states that, after a player has made a fair catch or has been awarded a fair catch as the result of a penalty such as kick catch interference, their team can attempt a kick from the spot of the catch; [1] [2] the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rulebook also allows a kick to be made if the down following the fair catch or awarded fair catch ...

  8. Gol he - Wikipedia

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    Gol he written thrice (showing the non-isolated forms) Gol he and do-cas͟hmī he in comparison (word-final and word-medial positions) Gol he, also called choṭī he, is one of the two variants of the Arabic letter he/hāʾ (ه) that are in use in the Urdu alphabet, the other variant being the do-cas͟hmī he (), also called hā-'e-mak͟hlūt. [1]

  9. American football rules - Wikipedia

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    The losing team will have the first option in any subsequent even-numbered overtime. In the first overtime, the team with the first series attempts to score either a touchdown or a field goal. Their possession ends when they score either a touchdown or a field goal, turn the ball over via a fumble or an interception, or fail to gain a first down.