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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Leandro Trossard found Havertz with two in the first half, before the German was picked out again by Rice’s free kick from out wide.
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Utz said free kicks normally happen during kickoff for high school and professional football, but their usage on other occasions is rare.
—Cayli Yanagida, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Fixed: Sometimes, free kick passes were not hit towards the intended receiver if the receiver was moving too quickly.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Rodrygo pulled one back with a converted free kick after Barca 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a straight red card for raising his studs to Mbappe just outside the 18-yarder.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Utz said free kicks normally happen during kickoff for high school and professional football, but their usage on other occasions is rare.
—Cayli Yanagida, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Fixed: Sometimes, free kick passes were not hit towards the intended receiver if the receiver was moving too quickly.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Rodrygo pulled one back with a converted free kick after Barca 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a straight red card for raising his studs to Mbappe just outside the 18-yarder.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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