Jesse Lingard’s guide to measuring area

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If you’re partial to a football game, you’ll know about all the different areas of a pitch, from the six-yard box to the penalty area.

But footballers are always scanning the space around them to use it effectively, and that space is big. How big?

Enter England and Manchester United star Jesse Lingard and his maths of the day. The attacking midfielder tells you how to calculate the area of a football pitch – in just 20 seconds. Check out the video below.

WATCH: Maths of the day with Jesse Lingard

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