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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Brennan Creek equalized in the 34th minute after a corner kick caused some chaos in the box.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Reus scored the winner on a PK after a foul on Sam Junqua for shoving Elijah Wynder in the back on a corner kick.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Off of Godfrey's corner kick, defender Kennedy Wesley smashed a header through the hands of goalkeeper Abby Smith for the equalizer in the 57th minute.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Eight minutes later, defender Kennedy Wesley carried her momentum from a standout USWNT camp last week, scoring a stunning header off a corner kick to equalize.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Reus scored the winner on a PK after a foul on Sam Junqua for shoving Elijah Wynder in the back on a corner kick.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Off of Godfrey's corner kick, defender Kennedy Wesley smashed a header through the hands of goalkeeper Abby Smith for the equalizer in the 57th minute.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Eight minutes later, defender Kennedy Wesley carried her momentum from a standout USWNT camp last week, scoring a stunning header off a corner kick to equalize.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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