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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Long throws are back in business, passing numbers have fallen, long goal kicks and goals from headers are on the rise, and so are goals from set-pieces.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Masked San Diego goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos had slipped on the goal kick while being rushed by recent San Jose substitute Noel Buck on Sunday.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 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
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Masked San Diego goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos had slipped on the goal kick while being rushed by recent San Jose substitute Noel Buck on Sunday.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 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
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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