Corner flag

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Corner flag

The corner flags are parts of the soccer field, the playing field in a soccer game .

They mark the corners of the playing field. With the help of the corner flags it is easier to decide whether a ball has rolled over the sideline or the goal line near the corner . On this depends the type of continuation of the game.

The corner flags belong to the playing field. So if a ball hits the corner flags and then rolls back into the field, the game continues.

The football rules prohibit it, to the corner flag to remove a corner run.

In order to avoid injuries to the players and referees , the flagpoles of the corner flags must be at least 1.50 meters high and must not be pointed at the top. In addition, modern corner flags are made of slightly yielding, soft plastic and no longer made of wood as in the past. Furthermore, some models have a special articulated joint, so that if someone should run into it or fall against it, the flag simply folds over and then straightens up again by itself.

The flags themselves are usually made of red, yellow or red and yellow checked fabric.

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