free kick
noun
: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere
especially
: such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent
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There have also been plenty of instances of Idrissa Gueye or Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall being pushed near the penalty spot to earn Everton free kicks.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Holy Innocents’ scored the game’s only goal less than five minutes into the second half when a free kick by the Golden Bears’ Paige Jacquin found the net after deflecting off a Wesleyan player in a logjam in front of the net.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
As such, our results do not provide a prediction of every pass, clearance or free kick fans will see this summer.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Senior defender Addison Woodward also scored off a free kick from senior defender Julia Skol in the 16th minute for Marist (15-3-2).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Holy Innocents’ scored the game’s only goal less than five minutes into the second half when a free kick by the Golden Bears’ Paige Jacquin found the net after deflecting off a Wesleyan player in a logjam in front of the net.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
As such, our results do not provide a prediction of every pass, clearance or free kick fans will see this summer.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Senior defender Addison Woodward also scored off a free kick from senior defender Julia Skol in the 16th minute for Marist (15-3-2).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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