London, England /
Tom King, Newport Porter, converts these games officially in the author of the most important goal in the history of competitive football, según confirmed el Guinness Book of Records.
The guard, 25 years old, arrived last March a spectacular one with a bag of porter, and with the help of the victory, in the game at Cheltenham, corresponding to League Two, the quarter division of football Engels.
“With his golpe epic, King officially broke the record for the longest goal scored in a competitive football match, cubriendo an incredible distance of 96.01 metro (105 yards)“, wrote the website of the Guinness Book of Records.
In this way, the gate beat the previous brand in power of guardameta bosnio Asmir Begovic, which was launched in November 2013 from its own port when playing on the Stoke City ante el Southampton. El ballon recorrió entons 91.9 yards (100.50 yards).
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Newport County goalkeeper Tom King’s 105-yard goal against Cheltenham has been confirmed as a @GWR for the longest goal scored in a competitive football match!pic.twitter.com/lEOz4VSi2i
– Sky Sports (@SkySports) 21 January 2021
“Obviously, I’m absolutely hooked because I’re all intending to make it intentional. I’m going to send a message to Asmir to send my condolences, but, with all honesty, it’s a different territory for me. it’s nothing like being in the books that were received by Navidad all those years“, apuntó King tras conocer la noticia.