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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Pompeu fouled Suleymanov and gave Sporting a free kick.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The Marquette commit changed a DuPage Valley Conference game with one swing of her powerful left leg, sending a free kick nearly 50 yards into Naperville North’s penalty area.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Pele and Merrick each jumped to head a free kick into the box; their bodies connected in the air, with Pele saying the ball grazed his head.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Denmark’s Anders Dreyer, the team’s goal leader with three, curled a free kick into the box.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The Marquette commit changed a DuPage Valley Conference game with one swing of her powerful left leg, sending a free kick nearly 50 yards into Naperville North’s penalty area.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Pele and Merrick each jumped to head a free kick into the box; their bodies connected in the air, with Pele saying the ball grazed his head.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Denmark’s Anders Dreyer, the team’s goal leader with three, curled a free kick into the box.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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