corner kick

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner kick¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Future metrics might punish keepers for the danger of an unclaimed corner kick, for example, or better capture the value of building out of the back.

From FiveThirtyEight

His save in the 65th minute — on Nicolás Figal’s shot off a corner kick — kept Miami from climbing within a goal.

From Washington Post

The Sloan paper treats any interruption in the attacking move, even a shot rebound or a corner kick, as the end of a scoring chance.

From FiveThirtyEight

Guarding set pieces has also proven a major issue, with Leeds having conceded a league-worst 10 goals from corner kicks.

From FiveThirtyEight

In New England’s cold, rain and wind, United recovered from a two-goal deficit in the second half before winning on Eddie Pope’s sudden-death header off a corner kick.

From Washington Post

The kick-off (except as provided by Law 2), corner kick, and goal kick shall be free kicks within the meaning of the law.

From Project Gutenberg