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With his shock goal against Cheltenham on Tuesday, Newport goalkeeper Tom King has been awarded the Guinness World Records for the longest goal scored in a competitive football match.
King’s goal kick bounced and had some wind assistance before glancing over opposition keeper Josh Griffiths, with Guinness declaring the distance of 96.01 metres (105 yards) a new world record.
𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 of the castle👑 #OneClubOneCountypic.twitter.com/LJA2I2Bo0X
— Newport County AFC (@NewportCounty) January 19, 2021
King overtakes the previous best of 91.9 m (100.50 yds) set by Asmir Begovic for Stoke against Southampton in a 2013 Premier League match.
Welshman King joined the Exiles in 2019 and has been a key member of their table-topping League Two side which has even earned a call up to the national team.
One betting company got the ball rolling, tweeting Guinness World Records to ask if King was a record holder, soon after they replied saying “we’re looking into it” and with a story on their website today confirming the feat, King simply tweeted “Get in”.
Get in 😂❤️ https://t.co/b7KSh2bVdf
— Thomas King (@tomking_) January 21, 2021
