corner kick

American  

noun

Soccer.

1. a direct free kick awarded to the attacking team when a defender last touched a ball that crossed entirely over the goal line, taken from the corner area on the side of the field where the ball went out of play.

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Etymology

Origin of corner kick

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The Galatasaray striker, wearing his trademark mask, headed just over after nine minutes and came close again soon after as he rose to meet a corner kick.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Forest had looked so vulnerable defensively that Postecoglou's side even conceded on a counter-attack from their own corner kick in a 3-2 defeat by Midtjylland at the City Ground on Thursday.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

From a corner kick in the 27th minute, Velazco scored an Olympico — curling the ball goal-bound — to give Granada Hills a two-goal lead en route to a 3-1 win over Cleveland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Denis Bouanga made it 3-0 in the 59th minute, scoring his tournament-leading sixth goal of the Leagues Cup at the end of a counterattack launched by Olivier Giroud’s headed clearance of a Colorado corner kick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

Moments later Jeremiah booted a corner kick across the face of the goal, but there was no one in the middle to finish.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John