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Here the goalie’s view is obstructed by the wall of his teammates but also attacking player from the other team, Jon Super / EPA

Football: ‘The wall’ can make it harder to save free kicks – new research

Joost C. Dessing, Queen's University Belfast; Cathy Craig, Ulster University, and Theofilos Valkanidis, Queen's University Belfast

While a line of defensive players complicates a free kicker’s task to shoot on target, new research suggests it could also impede the goalie.

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