The striker shot from just outside the 18-yard line and scored.

After weeks in combat, he sat by the tent with a thousand-yard stare, barely noticing the world around him.

The striker waited just outside the 18-yard box before the perfect cross arrived.

The manager instructed the defenders to stay alert in both 18-yard boxes during set pieces.

After losing the first two games, our captain kept doing the hard yards to motivate the team.

The striker slipped into the six-yard area to tap the rebound into the net.

The striker scored twice from inside the six-yard boxes, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance.

The veterans sat on the bench, their thousand-yard stares fixed on the distant horizon.

The defenders dropped back to mark players near the 18-yard lines as the opposing team prepared to take the free kick.

She bought a coat that was all wool and a yard wide, so she knew it would last for years.