An association football goal

In American football, especially at the collegiate level, fans flooding onto the field and tearing down the goalposts
[1] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV_23aV4Ri0) after an upset victory by the home team is a widely
practiced, although dangerous [2] (http://www.kansan.com/stories/2006/sep/07/goalposts/) means of celebrating.
In recent times stadium staff often lower the posts themselves to prevent spectators from taking down the posts if
they see that fans are coming onto the field at the end of a game, along with the considerations of camera equipment
on the posts for television coverage. Another consideration made is for players celebrating touchdowns with the
common "dunking the goalpost" celebration; a November 2013 game at the Georgia Dome between the New
Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons was halted for several minutes to re-level the standards after Saint tight end
Jimmy Graham, a former college basketball player, bent the goal down on one side celebrating a score with a
dunk.
[1]
Goal-only sports
The goal is the only method of scoring in several games. In each of these cases the winner is the team that scores
the most goals within the specified time.
Association football
In association football, the goal is the only method of scoring. It is also
used to refer to the scoring structure. A deliberate attempt on goal is
referred to as a "shot". To score a goal, the ball must pass completely
over the goal line between the goal posts and under the crossbar and no
rules may be violated on the play (such as touching the ball with the hand
or arm).
[2]
See also offside.
The goal structure is defined as a frame 24 feet (7.32 m) wide by 8 feet
(2.44 m) tall. In most organized levels of play a net is attached behind the
goal frame to catch the ball and indicate that a goal has been scored; but
the Laws of the Game do not mandate the use of a net and only require
that any net used not interfere with the goalkeeper.
[3]
Bandy
Bandy has much of its structure from association football. Like in association football, the only way of scoring in
bandy is to make a goal and the goal is also used to refer to the scoring structure. If neither of the teams has scored
during a match, or if both teams have made the same number of goals, there is a draw. If not otherwise decided in
the Bandy Playing Rules set up by the Federation of International Bandy,
[4]
an approved goal is made when the ball
is played in a regular manner and the whole ball has passed the inner definition of the goal line between the two goal
posts and the cross-bar. This is stated in section 9 of the Rules. A goal can be made directly from a stroke-off,
penalty-shot, a free-stroke, a face-off or a corner stroke.
Centered at each short-line of the bandy field is a 3.5 m (11 ft) wide and 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) high goal cage,
regulated to size, form, material and other properties in section 1.4 of the Bandy Playing Rules. The cage has a net
to stop the ball when it has crossed the goal-line. The cage shall be of an approved model.