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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Foulkes came through with her first goal of the season off a corner kick that began with a deflected shot by junior forward Sophia Wollenberg.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
Cristian Espinoza played a corner kick to the back post, where Palacios headed home a finish that ricocheted off the hand of goalkeeper Matt Freese into the net to open the scoring in the 17th minute.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Winning the title will be seen internally at Arsenal — and by some outside observers — as the culmination of six-and-a-half years’ work, not one season’s corner kicks.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
Cristian Espinoza played a corner kick to the back post, where Palacios headed home a finish that ricocheted off the hand of goalkeeper Matt Freese into the net to open the scoring in the 17th minute.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Winning the title will be seen internally at Arsenal — and by some outside observers — as the culmination of six-and-a-half years’ work, not one season’s corner kicks.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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