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 Warriors added to their lead before the half when Kota Brown poked in a loose ball off a corner kick, putting Westmont up three at the break.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Whitecaps’ match on Nov. 5 ended in controversy, as Ford blocked a Whitecaps player from picking up a loose ball on a corner kick, contributing to an LAFC counter-attack that ended in a goal that was eventually ruled out for offside.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
That set the stage for Morris’ deciding score, which came after LAFC’s Ilie Sánchez headed a corner kick to the top of the box.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Mission Hills had back-to-back dangerous corner kicks in the 62nd and 63rd minutes.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Whitecaps’ match on Nov. 5 ended in controversy, as Ford blocked a Whitecaps player from picking up a loose ball on a corner kick, contributing to an LAFC counter-attack that ended in a goal that was eventually ruled out for offside.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
That set the stage for Morris’ deciding score, which came after LAFC’s Ilie Sánchez headed a corner kick to the top of the box.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Mission Hills had back-to-back dangerous corner kicks in the 62nd and 63rd minutes.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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