corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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Sullivan lined up for a corner kick on the far side of the field with 62 seconds left in the second overtime period of a scoreless game.
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Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Gustav Berggren's header off a corner kick played in by Rafael Mosquera was blocked at the goal line by midfielder Sekou Bangoura, but Hall was there to put away the rebound and give New York a 3-2 lead in the 79th minute.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
So many fouls have gone unpunished at corner kicks this season.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Anders Dreyer played a corner kick to the near post and Ingvartsen headed home the finish to open the scoring in the seventh minute.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Gustav Berggren's header off a corner kick played in by Rafael Mosquera was blocked at the goal line by midfielder Sekou Bangoura, but Hall was there to put away the rebound and give New York a 3-2 lead in the 79th minute.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
So many fouls have gone unpunished at corner kicks this season.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Anders Dreyer played a corner kick to the near post and Ingvartsen headed home the finish to open the scoring in the seventh minute.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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