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What is the corner area in football/soccer?
A corner area is found at each of the four corners of the pitch. The corner area is where the ball is placed when a player takes a corner kick.
What are the requirements for the corner area in football/soccer?
Corner areas have a corner flag (a post with a flag at the top) which is placed at the intersection of the touchline and goal line. The flagpost must be at least 1.5 m (5 ft) high and must not be pointed or dangerous.
There is a curved line or arc drawn inside the pitch from the touchline to the goal line with a radius of 1 m (1 yd) from the corner flagpost. When a corner kick is taken, the ball must be on or overhanging the arc or fully inside the corner area.
Sometimes a small line is marked outside the pitch along the touchline and/or goal line at a distance of 9.15 m (10 yds) from the corner arc to help the match officials ensure that opponents maintain at least that distance at a corner kick.
At most levels, if there are no or not enough corner flags or if any of them is damaged, the game should still be played.
Corner flags must not be removed to take a corner kick or throw-in.
For more detailed information on this topic in the Laws of the Game, click here.
