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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Riley Hewitt got the scoring started in the 36th minute with a goal off a corner kick by Claire Garritson.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The in-swinging corner kick was poorly dealt with by goalkeeper John Pulskamp, who tipped it onto the bar.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Messi's corner kick in the 74th minute helped set up a header by Micael and Inter Miami took a 3-2 lead.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The in-swinging corner kick was poorly dealt with by goalkeeper John Pulskamp, who tipped it onto the bar.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Messi's corner kick in the 74th minute helped set up a header by Micael and Inter Miami took a 3-2 lead.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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