free kick
noun
: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere
especially
: such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent
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United equalised in the 72nd minute through a Bruno Fernandes free kick, in what was their first shot on target of the match.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Winger Kévin Cabral gave up a dangerous free kick after Steffen’s stop.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
With a little more than eight minutes remaining, senior Thomas Luz lofted a 35-yard free kick that senior Denton Buchanan received in midair and volleyed the ball past Schenk to tie the game at 2-2.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
The Monarchs’ Kalani Kunimura also came close on a free kick in the final minute of regulation.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Winger Kévin Cabral gave up a dangerous free kick after Steffen’s stop.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
With a little more than eight minutes remaining, senior Thomas Luz lofted a 35-yard free kick that senior Denton Buchanan received in midair and volleyed the ball past Schenk to tie the game at 2-2.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
The Monarchs’ Kalani Kunimura also came close on a free kick in the final minute of regulation.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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