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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Controlling possession, the Falcons earned a corner kick in the 17th minute, followed shortly after by a free kick from 28 yards out in the 19th minute.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The roles of United’s attackers on corner kicks change depending on the situation and the available players.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Then New York scored a similar goal in the 50th minute, when Charlotte’s first corner kick of the match was quickly snuffed out.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
In the 18th minute, senior captain Carolyn Downey lofted a corner kick into the box, looking to make something happen.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The roles of United’s attackers on corner kicks change depending on the situation and the available players.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Then New York scored a similar goal in the 50th minute, when Charlotte’s first corner kick of the match was quickly snuffed out.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
In the 18th minute, senior captain Carolyn Downey lofted a corner kick into the box, looking to make something happen.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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