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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Off a 40-yard free kick by Johnston, Frank Miller scored on a rebound for a 1-0 Crimson lead. —

Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024 Vancouver nearly matched that in stoppage time when Ryan Gauld curled a left-footed free kick from 20 yards off the crossbar, giving the goalposts more saves than Lloris in a first half that ended with LAFC leading. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 The attacker produced an inch-perfect pass from a quick free kick to find Julián Álvarez, who was able to bring the ball under control and bounce it over the onrushing goalkeeper. —

Ben Church, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 When play resumed with a free kick for the aforementioned incident, Luiz’s first contribution was to block it with his arm, leaving the referee with no choice but to award Leipzig a penalty. —

Adam Digby, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free kick