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 defender finished off a scoring opportunity that started with a corner kick from Chioma Ubogagu, and included a back heel pass from Sealey Strawn.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Evelyn Shores scored in the 53rd minute, thumping home a header from Fuller on a corner kick.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Orlando struggled to clear the ball after a corner kick, and the ball was recycled back to Nérilia Mondésir, who chipped it up for Ratcliffe to head home for the 2-1 victory.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
In the 42nd minute, off a corner kick delivery from Jacquie Ovalle, defender Rafaelle appeared to have tied it up, but it was called back due to a foul.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Evelyn Shores scored in the 53rd minute, thumping home a header from Fuller on a corner kick.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Orlando struggled to clear the ball after a corner kick, and the ball was recycled back to Nérilia Mondésir, who chipped it up for Ratcliffe to head home for the 2-1 victory.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
In the 42nd minute, off a corner kick delivery from Jacquie Ovalle, defender Rafaelle appeared to have tied it up, but it was called back due to a foul.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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