corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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Then, just before halftime, Josh Bauer beat Miami defenders in the box and scored off a Hany Mukhtar corner kick to put Nashville ahead 2-0.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Emmaus Olson was the guy Maple Grove wanted to connect with off a corner kick.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
After a scramble from Baltimore’s corner kick, Kerr’s header at the back post wormed through a thicket of defenders, and Cuthbert had the final touch.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Karlie Lema charging towards goal, but her attempt toward the left post was deflected out of bounds for a corner kick.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Emmaus Olson was the guy Maple Grove wanted to connect with off a corner kick.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
After a scramble from Baltimore’s corner kick, Kerr’s header at the back post wormed through a thicket of defenders, and Cuthbert had the final touch.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Karlie Lema charging towards goal, but her attempt toward the left post was deflected out of bounds for a corner kick.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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