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One of the biggest problems that the US national soccer team experiences when they play an international soccer game out of the US is the fact that it will always be played on a grass field. This will make is very difficult for the US soccer player due to the fact that most of the MLS (Major League Soccer) games are being played on a turf field which is very different then the grass field. When you play on a turf field it is much easier for the player to control the ball, dribble or kick a long pass that will reach the expected target. I think that until there is a world standard to play on a turf field – it will be better if the MLS will require that the games will be on a grass field so the players will get use to play ob such a field and will not need to do any adjustment when they play and international game out of the US.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:22:00 -0800 Soccer Field Layout http://soccerstores.posterous.com/soccer-field-layout http://soccerstores.posterous.com/soccer-field-layout

Soccer Field lot sizes required in an international games for adults should be between 100 to 110 meters and its width between 64 to 75 meters. Soccer Fields for none international games can be between 91 to 120 meters in length, and 45 to 91 meters width, in one condition – the field  is not a square. Long boundary lines are called "party lines", while the short boundary lines are called goal lines. The goals themselves are rectangular and located in the center of the gate lines. Frame length is 7.3 meters standard and height of 2.44 meters above the field. In general, it is not required to place a net behind the gates.

Around  every goal the is "wide goal area" (sometimes called "The 16 box"). This area was surrounded by the goal line, two lines of the 16.5 meters perpendicular to another line connecting them. Each of the lines perpendicular to a 16.5 beam that is nearby, creating a rectangle that defines the “16 box”. The “16 box” has number of uses, one of the major areas where the goalkeeper may touch the ball in his hand. Other marks on the field defining the location of the players kicked the ball or the opening, kicking rate, penalty kicks and corner kicks.

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