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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In the final three minutes, Del Norte had a corner kick but the ball was headed away by the Monarchs’ Santiago Schelotto.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
The youngster, who has started both games so far, used his 6-foot-4 frame to get up for a header on a Dante Sealy — another new Rapid — corner kick.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
The second goal came after a corner kick that went back out before Alexis Ferguson served it back in and Omisore hit a volley into the side net.
—Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
American Heritage iced the game in the 77th minute when Mae Collins served a corner kick that fellow freshman Julianna Soto headed toward the goal.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
The youngster, who has started both games so far, used his 6-foot-4 frame to get up for a header on a Dante Sealy — another new Rapid — corner kick.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
The second goal came after a corner kick that went back out before Alexis Ferguson served it back in and Omisore hit a volley into the side net.
—Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
American Heritage iced the game in the 77th minute when Mae Collins served a corner kick that fellow freshman Julianna Soto headed toward the goal.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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