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As I have now come to understand,
if the player still has possession of the ball, while still in contact with the ground in bounds, as you have described, and has not done anything to cause himself or the ball to be out of bounds, then the ball simply needs to cross or touch the goal line or the goal line extended. I had fallen victim the ignorance that has been perpetuated by television commentators. Yes, the goal line extended certainly does continue on around the circumference of the earth, in theory. So having a tremendous leaper would not benefit you in this scenario, but having someone with great body and arm length potentially could provide some small advantage.
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