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 club's lone goal came via a 21st-minute penalty kick from Al-Ittihad striker Saleh Al-Shehri.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Angel Di Maria, a longtime teammate of Lionel Messi’s on the Argentine national team, scored Benfica’s first goal on a penalty kick just before halftime after a questionable Boca foul on Benfica’s Argentine captain Nicolas Otamendi.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
That player scored twice on penalty kicks and the District 49 team lost.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Diego Luna delivered on the ensuing penalty kick, giving RSL a 2-1 lead.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Angel Di Maria, a longtime teammate of Lionel Messi’s on the Argentine national team, scored Benfica’s first goal on a penalty kick just before halftime after a questionable Boca foul on Benfica’s Argentine captain Nicolas Otamendi.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
That player scored twice on penalty kicks and the District 49 team lost.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Diego Luna delivered on the ensuing penalty kick, giving RSL a 2-1 lead.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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