[Hendrick Kganyago](http://soundcloud.com/hendrick-kganyago/hendrick-kganyago-what-is-soccer) In football, the frame through which the ball must enter to score a goal is known as a goal or arc. Generally, it is made up of two parallel posts and an upper post on top of these called a crossbar or crossbar, and a net or mesh, which retains the ball and clarifies if it enters the goal.