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The Goal

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A few of the words

CROSSBAR
The standard crossbar sits exactly 8 feet above the ground, a measurement fixed in the Laws of the Game since 1863.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SHOOTOUT
The penalty shootout was first used in a major tournament at the 1976 European Championship, when Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in the final.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
KEEPER
Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to handle the ball inside their own penalty area, a rule that dates to 1871.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SHEET
A 'clean sheet' means no goals conceded. The phrase is used in both the UK and the US, though no one is quite sure where it originally came from.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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The Goal: a free online word search

Soccer goal word search, playable online the moment you land here. Keepers, crossbars, and the penalty kick that decides everything.

About The Goal

A penalty shootout is one of the tensest things in sport. Twelve yards from goal, one player against one keeper, and the whole stadium holding its breath. The goalkeeper has maybe a quarter of a second to read the kick and commit to a dive, pure instinct most of the time. A clean sheet is a quieter kind of glory: ninety minutes of positioning, communication, and the odd fingertip save to keep the scoreline at zero.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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