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 Coconut Creek native authored his second career MLS goal with a routine header following a corner kick from the right from veteran Julian Gressel.
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Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Mateusz Bogusz’s corner kick in the 90th minute to help LAFC avoid being held scoreless for the first time since March 16.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
United needed just to defend one last corner kick, more than six minutes into stoppage time, before welcoming the halftime whistle.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
As the clock struck 90 minutes, Staab headed home a corner kick to level the score.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
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Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Mateusz Bogusz’s corner kick in the 90th minute to help LAFC avoid being held scoreless for the first time since March 16.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
United needed just to defend one last corner kick, more than six minutes into stoppage time, before welcoming the halftime whistle.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
As the clock struck 90 minutes, Staab headed home a corner kick to level the score.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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