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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Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
The initiative of introducing a stoppage in play at a natural pause in proceedings — such as a goal kick or throw-in — was introduced by the Premier League and English Football League in 2021.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Decades later, my opponents have a goal kick.
—Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
The initiative of introducing a stoppage in play at a natural pause in proceedings — such as a goal kick or throw-in — was introduced by the Premier League and English Football League in 2021.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Decades later, my opponents have a goal kick.
—Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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