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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Twelve of Arsenal’s restarts against Brighton were goal kicks — their highest total this season.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 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
Brighton pressed City high at goal kicks, trying to bait them into playing down their own right-side before jumping aggressively to lock them in.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 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
Brighton pressed City high at goal kicks, trying to bait them into playing down their own right-side before jumping aggressively to lock them in.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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