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 tool could be used, for example, to show a team’s last ten corner kicks.
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Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Later came scores on a free kick and curving corner kick to help account for a 4-0 halftime lead.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Aliso Niguel capitalized in the 19th minute as King scored her first goal on a rebound off a corner kick by Hirakawa.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
And awarded a late corner kick in the second half, with just three minutes left, Florida State took its chance.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Dec. 2025
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Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Later came scores on a free kick and curving corner kick to help account for a 4-0 halftime lead.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Aliso Niguel capitalized in the 19th minute as King scored her first goal on a rebound off a corner kick by Hirakawa.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
And awarded a late corner kick in the second half, with just three minutes left, Florida State took its chance.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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