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Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Newport County AFC v Brighton & Hove Albion - Rodney Parade, Newport, Britain - January 10, 2021, Newport County's Tom King saves from Brighton & Hove Albion's Neal Maupay in the penalty shootout [Reuters, /Michael Steele]
Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has gone into the record books for scoring the longest goal in a competitive football match.
King’s hit on Tuesday, January 19 against Cheltenham in League Two, according to the Guinness World Records site, traveled 96.01 metres (105 yards).
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