goal kick
noun
: a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player
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Typically, from a goal kick, the midfielder receiving will arrive on the blindside of their marker, as with Rice in the images below from Arsenal’s game against Chelsea last season.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
On the ensuing goal kick, Turner played the ball short to Matt Polster, who folded possession over heavy pressure, the ball falling to an on-rushing Delgado, who fired in the game’s lone goal.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
On a goal kick, Bay FC’s Jordan Silkowitz sent a pass from the 6-yard box intended for a teammate just short of midfield.
—Staff, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
On the ensuing goal kick, Turner played the ball short to Matt Polster, who folded possession over heavy pressure, the ball falling to an on-rushing Delgado, who fired in the game’s lone goal.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
On a goal kick, Bay FC’s Jordan Silkowitz sent a pass from the 6-yard box intended for a teammate just short of midfield.
—Staff, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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