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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Adding to Dortmund’s pain, the pinpointed header by 5-foot-8 Spaniard Dani Carvajal comes off a corner kick by Toni Kroos, who’s from Germany.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
His ninth of the season was a glancing header in the 62nd minute on a corner kick with service provided by Djordje Mihailovic, his sixth assist of the year.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
United gave up its second goal Saturday off a corner kick in the 62nd minute.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
The 5-foot-7 Lundkvist jumped as Savannah McCaskill’s corner kick approached her in the 64th minute.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
His ninth of the season was a glancing header in the 62nd minute on a corner kick with service provided by Djordje Mihailovic, his sixth assist of the year.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
United gave up its second goal Saturday off a corner kick in the 62nd minute.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
The 5-foot-7 Lundkvist jumped as Savannah McCaskill’s corner kick approached her in the 64th minute.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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