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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If the goal kick is not taken before the end of that countdown, a corner kick will be awarded to the opposing team.
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Without an easy path from goal kick to comfortable possession, any team who wanted to control the game with the ball was going to have to rethink their approach.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
In addition, the rule does not apply when a player is in their own half of the field or receives the ball from a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Tiernan’s goal started simply off of a long goal kick by Angelina Anderson.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Without an easy path from goal kick to comfortable possession, any team who wanted to control the game with the ball was going to have to rethink their approach.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
In addition, the rule does not apply when a player is in their own half of the field or receives the ball from a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Tiernan’s goal started simply off of a long goal kick by Angelina Anderson.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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