Correction for the length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch
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How long is 135.990 yards?
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 115 yards.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 115 yards (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 100 yards and 130 yards, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added