QuickCheck: Has FIFA ever considered increasing the official size of goalposts?
This article explores the historical and ongoing debate regarding the potential to increase the size of football goalposts. It highlights FIFA's historical rejection of the idea and modern arguments from players like Gianluigi Buffon regarding the physical evolution of athletes.
Why it matters
It provides context on the evolution of sports regulations and how physical changes in athletes influence the fairness and mechanics of professional games.
IT'S the World Cup season, and many fans are watching the matches to see their favourite team attempting their best to emerge as champion this time around.
While some were disappointed to see their team miss a goal because the ball was kicked too far, there were times when the players either hit the goalpost or the goalkeeper prevented the other team from scoring.
Perhaps a bigger and wider goal post would make the game interesting? Is it true that such a proposal to increase the size of the goal posts for a World Cup?
The goalposts in a football field is usually 7.31 metres (24ft) wide by 2.44m (8ft) high in adult football since crossbars were made mandatory by the Football Association in 1882.
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