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 Current appeared to strategize to put service from corner kicks right on Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Gonzalez opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a corner kick that deflected into the net off a defender.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Estevao even took Chelsea’s corner kicks, a responsibility that is often in Palmer’s vast domain.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
In injury time, Angel City won a corner kick that was cleared to the opposite side of the field.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Gonzalez opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a corner kick that deflected into the net off a defender.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Estevao even took Chelsea’s corner kicks, a responsibility that is often in Palmer’s vast domain.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
In injury time, Angel City won a corner kick that was cleared to the opposite side of the field.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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