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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Martin Ojeda’s corner kick found the head of David Brekalo, who steered the ball to an awaiting Jansson before the defender did a great job to control it before smashing the ball past NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese.
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
After Henrique supplied Dani with a feed off a corner kick for the go-ahead goal in the 65th minute, Wallace Yan provided an insurance score in the 83rd minute of the lightning comeback.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The forward equalized four minutes later, flicking home a corner kick from midfielder Pep Biel, then put Charlotte ahead in the 24th minute by racing past Columbus defenders and sliding the ball past goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
Agyemang, 24, who grew up a corner kick or two from the stadium in East Hartford, will be in the lineup when the U.S. plays Turkey at Rentschler on June 7.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
After Henrique supplied Dani with a feed off a corner kick for the go-ahead goal in the 65th minute, Wallace Yan provided an insurance score in the 83rd minute of the lightning comeback.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The forward equalized four minutes later, flicking home a corner kick from midfielder Pep Biel, then put Charlotte ahead in the 24th minute by racing past Columbus defenders and sliding the ball past goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
Agyemang, 24, who grew up a corner kick or two from the stadium in East Hartford, will be in the lineup when the U.S. plays Turkey at Rentschler on June 7.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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