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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The 5-foot-7 Lundkvist jumped as Savannah McCaskill’s corner kick approached her in the 64th minute.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Memo Rodriguez has two assists, taking corner kicks directly, and several of Sporting’s set pieces have been assisted by plays designed to get the ball back across goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Memo Rodriguez has two assists, taking corner kicks directly, and several of Sporting’s set pieces have been assisted by plays designed to get the ball back across goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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