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direct free kick

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noun

Soccer.

  1. 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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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

England has conceded one goal — and that came from the only successfully converted direct free kick of the tournament.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

Assisted by Scott Tanser from a direct free kick.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2015

Tal Ben Haim takes the direct free kick.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2013

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