Definition of corner kick
: 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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Recent Examples of corner kick from the Web
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The 6-2 center back rose up over his defender to bury an Ayoze service on a corner kick.
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Uruguay has only conceded once all tournament, and that was on a corner kick.
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Colombia's only goal came in at the 74th minute in a corner kick cross followed by a header from Yerry Mina.
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LouCity trailed 1-0 early after a Rios goal in the 11th minute and got back to even with a 39th-minute goal thanks to a Paco Craig header off a corner kick to end the half 1-1.
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Alia and Del Fava teamed on the game’s first goal, a header by Del Fava off a corner kick by Alia that gave the Lancers the lead 5 minutes 40 seconds into the game.
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Players call a point scored directly off a corner kick a gól Olímpico—an Olympic goal.
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The Fillies earned three corner kicks over the final six minutes of the first half.
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Back came Pearland with a corner kick and shot on goal.
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First Known Use of corner kick
1882
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Definition of corner kick for English Language Learners
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soccer : a free kick from the corner of the field near the opponent's goal
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