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A football pitch or soccer field is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game , "The Field of Play". [ 1 ] The pitch is typically made of natural turf or artificial turf , although amateur and recreational teams often play on dirt fields.
Association football, the modern game, has documented early involvement of women. [68] In 1863, football governing bodies introduced standardised rules to prohibit violence on the pitch, making it more socially acceptable for women to play. [69] The first match recorded by the Scottish Football Association took place in 1892 in Glasgow. [67]
The pitch is prepared differently from the rest of the field, to provide a harder surface for bowling. A pitch is often a regulation space, as in an association football pitch. The term level playing field is also used metaphorically to mean fairness in non-sporting human activities such as business where there are notional winners and losers. [1]
The college football standard, which was the previous standard in the NFL (from 1945 to 1971), is 40 feet apart (20 yards from the sidelines), [7] instituted in 1993. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Previously, the college width was the same as the high school standard, at one-third of the width of the field (53 1 ⁄ 3 feet).
A football field as seen from behind one end zone. The tall, yellow goal posts mark where the ball must pass for a successful field goal or extra point. The large, rectangular area marked with the team name is the end zone. Football games are played on a rectangular field that measures 120 yards (110 m) long and 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (48.
Background. Wembley Stadium was ... The pitch is 105 by 68 metres ... The London Football Companion: A Site-by-site Celebration of the Capital's Favourite Sport ...
The last Football League team to have an artificial pitch in England was Preston North End, who removed their pitch in 1994 after eight years in use. Artificial pitches were banned from the top four divisions from 1995. Artificial turf gained a bad reputation [neutrality is disputed] globally, with fans and especially with players.
The pitch measuring 106 m × 92 m (348 ft × 302 ft), can be utilized to play multiple sports including football. [4] The venue uses Limonta Infinity as its artificial grass surface [ 4 ] and could be converted to two 88 m × 51 m (289 ft × 167 ft) fields for recreational football or a 102 m × 68 m (335 ft × 223 ft) for full regulation play.