goal kick
noun
: a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player
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Fans were warned three times in the final minutes after chanting a homophobic slur during St. Louis’ goal kicks.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Under both Ten Hag and Amorim this season, Onana has often gone long, especially from goal kicks, as the graph below shows.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
From a short goal kick, all three of City’s midfielders — Rico Lewis, Bernardo and Ilkay Gundogan — come deep, and the latter has the ball on the edge of the box.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Kinsky never rushed to get the ball back into play from goal kicks.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Under both Ten Hag and Amorim this season, Onana has often gone long, especially from goal kicks, as the graph below shows.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
From a short goal kick, all three of City’s midfielders — Rico Lewis, Bernardo and Ilkay Gundogan — come deep, and the latter has the ball on the edge of the box.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Kinsky never rushed to get the ball back into play from goal kicks.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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