Why Penalty Boxes have Ds

Ever wondered why the penalty box has that D shape around it?

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[jordengg]

You know you’ve reached perfection when there is nothing left to add, and nothing to remove

[AMK]

Remember last season when Chelsea played Dortmund, half of social media was crying when Kai Havertz got to retake his penalty...they didn't know the rules regarding encroachment in the 'D'

[YouTube]

never thought about this before but now i'm glad i know 🧐

[dogoloco]

As a GK I use this D as guidelines for how far out to the side I can go (not including 1v1s). This is because when you go out of it’s range, you leave massive parts of the goal completely open. It’s quite a useful tool.

[aliabdel-maqsoud]

Shout-out to the man who invented it and it was the Egyptian referee who used to be a mathematics teacher back in 1936 (Osman Nuri)

[NanobanaKinako]

Another video to polish my ball knowledge

[furstrng]

Actually have never wondered. Saw players standing around it when penalties were being taken and got the gist. Performs the same task as the centre circle at kick off, except you only need to mark the portion of the circle around the penalty spot which sits outside of the box, since nobody is allowed in. Apologies if I’ve repeated stuff from the video. I didn’t watch it because I’ve never wondered.

[musix]

Damn actually didn't know that and very useful.

[PietroMichelutti]

It’s also to tell the goalkeeper where the goal is if he is in front of the d. He just has to look to the side and based on where in the d he is standing, he knows where the goal is and doesn’t have to turn his head fully

[danegel]

Wow Tifo with insightful content and not filler

[ColorMeMozart]

An answer to a question I never had but am so glad I know now!

[hareecionelson]

Genuinely, in the noxious miasma that is youtube shorts, this video is just the best video I've seen, and I'm not a massive footy fan.

Excellent video

[davidzheng]

Learned something new and important to the sport I love so much growing up watching and playing. Never thought about this part!

[JesusIsTheSonOfGod_john]

As a goalkeeper I use it to see where I am in the box to always make sure I’m in front of the goal

[TheSheriff]

Thank you for educating us, I didn’t know this

[michaelhart]

I’ve been wondering this for so long, thank you

[zuri]

It also has a purpose with helping ref to put wall when it is a free kick, but I forgot how excatly it helps, something with mesureing

[dhruvchandaria]

Didn't you guys do a whole video on this a while back

[lator]

I keep learning the most interesting things about football from Tifo.

[ramirosarachu]

The halfmoon, as we call it in Spanish, iconic alongside those audacious players who attempt shots from the border of it in those beautiful and cold Libertadores Cup nights at South American winter