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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Russell took a free kick that made its way to Daniel Salloi, whose shot somehow sneaked into the goal to tie it at two.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Her 19-yard free kick beat goalkeeper Claudia Dickey to an upper corner but sailed a foot over the bar.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Her 19-yard free kick beat goalkeeper Claudia Dickey to an upper corner but sailed a foot over the bar.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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