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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The Rapids’ winner came in the 90+6th minute, when a corner kick glanced off Paxten Aaronson’s head, then went in off Houston defender Felipe Andrade.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Erik Thommy could not get to the rebound in time to take advantage of an empty net, and his shot was blocked by a defender out for a corner kick.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
On the play, Angel City’s Miyabi Moriya sent a corner kick into the center of the box that Niehues headed past the outstretched arms of diving Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz.
—Staff, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Erik Thommy could not get to the rebound in time to take advantage of an empty net, and his shot was blocked by a defender out for a corner kick.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
On the play, Angel City’s Miyabi Moriya sent a corner kick into the center of the box that Niehues headed past the outstretched arms of diving Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz.
—Staff, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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