The Corner Kick

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The Corner Kick is a method of restarting play in association football, awarded to the attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line last touched by a defender without resulting in a goal.

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The Corner Kick canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Method of restarting play
Set piece in association football
associatedTerm Olympic goal
awardedTo Attacking team
awardedWhen Ball crosses goal line outside goal
Ball last touched by defender
ballInPlayWhen Ball is kicked and clearly moves
ballMustExit Ball must wholly cross goal line outside goal
ballPlacement On or within corner arc lines
canBeRetaken Yes, if taken incorrectly or on referee’s order
canBeTakenQuickly Yes
canScoreDirectly Yes
commonTactic Crossing ball into penalty area
Far-post delivery
In-swinging delivery
Near-post delivery
Out-swinging delivery
Set-piece routines
Short corner
directGoalType Goal may be scored directly against opponents
fieldMarkingUsed Corner arc
governingLaw Laws of the Game of association football
surface form: Law 17 of the IFAB Laws of the Game
infringementType Defender encroaches within required distance
Kicker touches ball twice consecutively
introducedInLaws Late 19th century
kickerRequirement Ball must be stationary in corner arc
Kicker may not touch ball again before another player
minimumDistanceRequirement Defenders must be at least 9.15 metres from corner arc
notAwardedWhen Goal is scored
offsideApplies No
OlympicGoalDefinition Goal scored directly from a corner kick without another player touching the ball
ownGoalDirectlyAllowed No
primaryObjective Create goal-scoring opportunity
refereeSignal Arm raised and pointing to corner flag
relatedRestart Goal kick
Throw-in
restartIfOwnGoalDirect Corner kick to opponents
restartLocation Corner arc
sanctionForDoubleTouch Indirect free kick to opponents
sanctionForEncroachment Retake or caution depending on circumstances
sport Association football
takenFrom Nearest corner arc to where ball crossed goal line
teamStatus Attacking team takes kick from opponents’ end of field
typicalPlayersInvolved Attackers in penalty area
Corner taker
Defenders marking opponents
Goalkeeper defending goal

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Laws of the Game of association football law The Corner Kick
subject surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)