Goalframe
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A Goalframe (goalpost in the US) is used in most sports where a goal must be scored. For example, football and hockey.
The goalframe consists of two vertical posts which are joined together by a horizontal post along the top which is known in football as the crossbar. The goalframe allows one to easily distinguish when a legitimate goal has been scored by a particular team. The goalframe also helps to keep the goal net up.
The goalframe was originally two upright wooden posts with a tape stretched across the top. Later, as permanent football stadiums were built, the tape was replaced by the crossbar. These old goalframes were termed the "fortress" or the "citadel"; but these terms have long fallen into disuse.
The crossbar is perhaps the most hazardous football implement. Statistics exist that express the number of people (especially children) killed by the sudden collapse of the crossbar onto the goalkeeper.[citation needed]
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