Newport County goalkeeper Tom King scored a superb long-range strike, and it’s officially set a new Guiness World Record!
Watch the goal below, with King striking from his goal kick, which ends up bouncing over the opposition ‘keeper at the other end…
Guinness World Record ™?
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 matchpic.twitter.com/0WjiENqVvk
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 21, 2021
As Sky Sports note in their tweet above, that’s an 105-yard goal – the longest distance strike ever recorded.
And the best thing about it? The fact that he doesn’t even celebrate afterwards.
Classy commitment to the goalkeepers’ union. Just what we like to see.