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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Multiple opportunities to score have arisen for Team USA, including a few free kicks, but nothing has found success against this German squad.
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Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Sustaining the rhythm that carried them to a 4-1 victory over New Zealand on Saturday, the Americans snatched control right away and went ahead on Mihailovic’s free kick in the 14th minute.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
His first goal was a header off a curling Julian Gressel free kick in the 53rd minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
Perhaps, with Uruguay setting up a free kick, the instructions might have been to defend smartly and solidly, to be present in the second half of their final group stage match in Copa América.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Sustaining the rhythm that carried them to a 4-1 victory over New Zealand on Saturday, the Americans snatched control right away and went ahead on Mihailovic’s free kick in the 14th minute.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
His first goal was a header off a curling Julian Gressel free kick in the 53rd minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
Perhaps, with Uruguay setting up a free kick, the instructions might have been to defend smartly and solidly, to be present in the second half of their final group stage match in Copa América.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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