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.

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direct free kick

Assisted by Pedri from a direct free kick.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023

It was Ward-Prowse’s 11th direct free kick goal in the Premier League, with only three players — David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Gianfranco Zola — having scored more.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021

Pato hit the cross bar on the direct free kick.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

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

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021

Assisted by Jack Colback from a direct free kick.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2014

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