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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In the first match of the day, Corinthians beat the Chicago Stars 1-0 thanks to a second-half stoppage-time goal from Letícia Teles off a free kick.
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Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
Messi opened the scoring in the 17th minute, threading a free kick from just outside the box through a hole in Nashville’s defensive wall and into the corner of the net, past the outstretched fingertips of goalkeeper Joe Willis.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
The 38-year-old Argentine captain delighted the home crowd in the 17th minute, converting a free kick with a bending left-footed shot that went beneath Nashville’s jumping wall, through the space the defenders left open and past helpless goalkeeper Joe Willis.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Their only effort after Madrid scored was a Messi free kick in stoppage time.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
Messi opened the scoring in the 17th minute, threading a free kick from just outside the box through a hole in Nashville’s defensive wall and into the corner of the net, past the outstretched fingertips of goalkeeper Joe Willis.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
The 38-year-old Argentine captain delighted the home crowd in the 17th minute, converting a free kick with a bending left-footed shot that went beneath Nashville’s jumping wall, through the space the defenders left open and past helpless goalkeeper Joe Willis.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Their only effort after Madrid scored was a Messi free kick in stoppage time.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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