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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Assistant coach Gianni Vio is a specialist in set pieces — soccer parlance primarily encompassing free kicks and corner kicks but also throw-ins and goal kicks.
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Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Sinner walked over to a soccer ball on the grass and casually launched a perfect goal kick in the direction of Ferrara’s chaise.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
That game, in Denver, was delayed twice by the officials after fans in the pro-Mexican crowd shouted an anti-gay slur on U.S. goal kicks.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The ball eluded both for a goal kick by Baltgalvis which sealed the outcome.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
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Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Sinner walked over to a soccer ball on the grass and casually launched a perfect goal kick in the direction of Ferrara’s chaise.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
That game, in Denver, was delayed twice by the officials after fans in the pro-Mexican crowd shouted an anti-gay slur on U.S. goal kicks.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The ball eluded both for a goal kick by Baltgalvis which sealed the outcome.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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