# Soccer goalies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-goalies/10097>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-goalies/10097 "2000-04-10T14:15:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-goalies/10097/21 "2000-04-11T15:30:00Z")

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> The goal area is the smaller rectangular area directly in front of a goal, measuring six yards deep by 20 yards wide.

Hence it’s usually known as the “six yard box”.

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