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England’s Professional Football League 2 (fourth division) Newport Count’s goalkeeper Tom King (26) scored a goal with a goal kick and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-distance goal in football history.
On the 22nd (KST) website, Guinness announced that “British goalkeeper Tom King has set the record for the longest distance scoring in football history.”
According to Guinness’s side, in the away game against Cheltenham in the 22nd round of League 2 on the 19th, King kicked a goal forward from the goal area in the 12th minute.
The ball, which flew in the wind to the opposing side’s penalty area, was bounced once, crossed the opposing goalkeeper’s key and sucked into the net.
The goal, which was judged by Guinness, was confirmed to have flew 96.01m.
King, who scored his first goal in 135 professional careers, tasted the joy of being in the Guinness Book of Records by scoring the longest distance.
With this goal, King replaced the previous longest-distance goal (91.9m) ever written by Begovic of Stoke City in England’s Premier League against Southampton on November 2, 2013, after 7 years.
/yunhap news
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