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"free kick" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a kick in various sports (basketball, soccer, rugby, etc.) that is taken without any opposition from opponents as the result of a penalty or foul. For example, "The referee awarded a free kick after the foul on the goalkeeper."
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free kick
noun
A kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
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Free kick given.
Miccoli free kick.
Free kick.
A free kick then?
What a free kick!
A free kick deciding an important match.
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Watch the free-kick below.
Here's another free-kick.
Free-kick awarded.
Peep! Free-kick.
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