Etymology

Olympic goal

Today it means: A goal scored directly from a corner kick without any other player - on either team - touching or otherwise deflecting the ball into the goal. Full definition →

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The story

This unique type of goal was named after Argentine striker Cesareo Onzari’s (at left) corner kick that spun directly into the goal for Argentina in a 1924 friendly against Uruguay, the reigning Olympic champion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.