penalty kick
noun
1
: a free kick in rugby
2
: a free kick at the goal in soccer made from a point 12 yards in front of the goal and allowed for certain violations within a designated area around the goal
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The team has outscored its opponents 14-2, with the one goal coming on a penalty kick.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The league’s biggest international stars contributed to that increase, including Messi, Vancouver’s Thomas Müller and LAFC’s Son Heung-Min, who lost to the Whitecaps in a semifinal that went to penalty kicks.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Chastain — a Bay Area native born in San Jose who played for Cal — scored the clincher in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup final against China during a penalty kick shootout.
—Mathew Miranda
december 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
In the quarterfinals Saturday, the Horned Frogs tied the Commodores with four minutes left, then converted a penalty kick to advance after a foul in overtime.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The league’s biggest international stars contributed to that increase, including Messi, Vancouver’s Thomas Müller and LAFC’s Son Heung-Min, who lost to the Whitecaps in a semifinal that went to penalty kicks.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Chastain — a Bay Area native born in San Jose who played for Cal — scored the clincher in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup final against China during a penalty kick shootout.
—Mathew Miranda
december 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
In the quarterfinals Saturday, the Horned Frogs tied the Commodores with four minutes left, then converted a penalty kick to advance after a foul in overtime.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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