free kick
noun
: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere
especially
: such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent
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Then, on a dangerous free kick whipped in by Izzy Rodriguez just five minutes later, Ball’s glancing header directed the ball into the net.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
The game winner was on a wonderful free kick by Djordje Mihailovic for which Navarro only had to stick a foot out to tuck away from six yards out.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
The free kick deflected off the head of Johan Vásquez and a diving Edson Álvarez headed the ball into the corner of the USA goal to give El Tri a 2-1 lead.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Captain Reece James opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a brilliant free kick from the left wing — a low, curling strike that slipped inside the near post past Trubin, who left just enough of a window exposed.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
The game winner was on a wonderful free kick by Djordje Mihailovic for which Navarro only had to stick a foot out to tuck away from six yards out.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
The free kick deflected off the head of Johan Vásquez and a diving Edson Álvarez headed the ball into the corner of the USA goal to give El Tri a 2-1 lead.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Captain Reece James opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a brilliant free kick from the left wing — a low, curling strike that slipped inside the near post past Trubin, who left just enough of a window exposed.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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