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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Springy, 6-foot-4 Manu Duah hit a perfect header in Mission Valley last week after rising well above the scrum to meet Ander Dreyer’s precise corner kick.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The Bees were a menace from corner kicks under the Dane.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In the 12th minute after a corner kick, the senior soared to narrowly knock an outside shot by Huntington Beach over the crossbar.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The defender remained upfield after a corner kick, sliding into position inside the 6-yard box to bang home a cross from Emma Sears with her left foot.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The Bees were a menace from corner kicks under the Dane.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In the 12th minute after a corner kick, the senior soared to narrowly knock an outside shot by Huntington Beach over the crossbar.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The defender remained upfield after a corner kick, sliding into position inside the 6-yard box to bang home a cross from Emma Sears with her left foot.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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