Synonyms

direct free kick

American

noun

Soccer.

a free kick awarded to a team as the result of a foul by an opposing player and from which a goal can be scored directly, without the ball being touched by another player.

Example Sentences

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Assisted by Pedri from a direct free kick.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2023

Trippier, one of five January signings by the club, which has recently come under Saudi ownership, scored the winner from a direct free kick against Villa.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

Pato hit the cross bar on the direct free kick.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Assisted by Mason Mount from a direct free kick.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2021

Damsgaard’s goal is the first scored off a direct free kick in Euro 2020.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

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