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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France was the aggressor for most of the 90 minutes, recording more shots and shots on goal and taking six more corner kicks.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 July 2024
In Sunday’s match, Pulisic played a third-minute corner kick short to Tim Weah before peeling from two approaching defenders.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But Castellanos couldn’t convert her chance, and other opportunities – including three corner kicks – failed to bear fruit.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
However, in the opening of the 13th minute, the Wave used a set piece play as Maria Sánchez delivered a corner kick and rookie Kennedy Wesley secured the equalizer with a header to the back of the net.
—Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 July 2024
In Sunday’s match, Pulisic played a third-minute corner kick short to Tim Weah before peeling from two approaching defenders.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But Castellanos couldn’t convert her chance, and other opportunities – including three corner kicks – failed to bear fruit.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
However, in the opening of the 13th minute, the Wave used a set piece play as Maria Sánchez delivered a corner kick and rookie Kennedy Wesley secured the equalizer with a header to the back of the net.
—Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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