Marquez’s clutch header was already the 10th World Cup goal assisted by a corner kick. The conversion rate of shots off corners is 10 out of 45 or about 22 percent.

Lyndsey Heckel, who was a first-team All-America defender last season, has scored three of her four goals this season and 11 of 19 in her career on corner headers. SLU women have made corner kicks ...

Forty seconds into the first half of the match, a strong header from sophomore midfielder Chloe Knott whipped into the back of the net, and it was instantly apparent that the Hoyas had come ready to ...

Leverkusen took a corner in the 69th minute and striker Stefan Kießling headed the ball towards the near corner and into the side netting of the opponent's goal.

Longstaff takes the corner short to Kieran Trippier, who sends the ball into the box for a Sven Botman header. This hits the far post and bounces kindly for Longstaff to tuck home the rebound ...

Before the knockout round starts Saturday, here's a look at the five best goals from group play at the 2023 Women's World Cup. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 Club ...

Why scoring headers is a disappearing art form: In the first Premier League season of 1992-93, there were 265 headed goals. Today that figure is down by 100 as target men are replaced by more ...