Goal Line

In many outdoor ball sports, goal line refers to the line which a team is attempting to advance the ball or puck towards. In particular, see

  • Association football pitch for usage of the term in soccer
  • ESPN Goal Line, television show that gives live looks at multiple college football games
  • Goal line (American football) for usage in American and Canadian football
  • Goal line (ice hockey) for usage in ice hockey.
  • Goal line, for usage in rugby league football, also called try-line


Famous quotes containing the words goal and/or line:

    “Oh yet we trust that somehow good
    Will be the final goal of ill!”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “There is a line between a definite maybe and an indefinite yes.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)