Corner kick

A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football (soccer).

Strategy

A corner kick may result in a good scoring opportunity, either directly (rarely), or through getting the ball to teamates in front of the net, known as a cross, where the ball is often played by a "header". An alternative strategy is to play a short corner, in which the ball is kicked to a player located closer to the kicker, between the corner and the goal area. This is usually used to move to ball away from the goal-line in order to create a better angle on the goal.

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The defenders may elect to form a "wall" to attempt to force the ball to be kicked to an area they deem to be readily defencible, however must remain at least 10 yards from the ball until it is in play.

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