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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Dunk’s blemishes against Liverpool were compounded by an unfortunate yellow card for time wasting in the closing stages when referee Darren England decided too long had been taken with Verbruggen over a goal kick.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Tiernan’s goal started simply off of a long goal kick by Angelina Anderson.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Tiernan’s goal started simply off of a long goal kick by Angelina Anderson.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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