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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That provided a crucial cushion because the Falcons scored off a corner kick with 43 seconds left.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Cristian Espinoza played a corner kick to the center of the area where a sliding Arango blasted a rising volley into the net.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
However, Calvin Christian’s Bobby Hartman scored off a corner kick to get them back in the game 10 minutes into the second period.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
After a lofted corner kick, Andreas Maxsø headed the ball back into danger, finding Chidozie Awaziem’s head at the back post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Cristian Espinoza played a corner kick to the center of the area where a sliding Arango blasted a rising volley into the net.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
However, Calvin Christian’s Bobby Hartman scored off a corner kick to get them back in the game 10 minutes into the second period.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
After a lofted corner kick, Andreas Maxsø headed the ball back into danger, finding Chidozie Awaziem’s head at the back post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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