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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Four minutes later, Cable scored on a 50-yard free kick.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Kerwin Vargas drew a foul, Pep Biel took a free kick and floated a cross into the center of the box, and Idan Toklomati put it home — a clinical set-piece goal.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026
Lionel Messi scored the equalizer off a free kick in the second half before helping to set up Micael dos Santos' winner and Inter Miami came from behind to beat New York City FC 3-2 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Then a free kick from Rodriguez nearly became a goal from Mamadou Dieng.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Kerwin Vargas drew a foul, Pep Biel took a free kick and floated a cross into the center of the box, and Idan Toklomati put it home — a clinical set-piece goal.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026
Lionel Messi scored the equalizer off a free kick in the second half before helping to set up Micael dos Santos' winner and Inter Miami came from behind to beat New York City FC 3-2 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Then a free kick from Rodriguez nearly became a goal from Mamadou Dieng.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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