Ronaldo & Begovic entered into Guinness Book of Records

September 4, 2014 22:19

Goalkeeper Begovic's goal after 14 seconds in the Stoke vs Southampton match last November was selected by the Guinness World Records 2015 as the "Longest Goal in Football".

Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic was completely stunned when he heard he had been honoured in the Guinness Book of Records. It happened during the match against Southampton last season at the Britania Stadium,This goalkeeper's kick up the ball at the 14th secondunexpectedly became a goal. Begovic's strike was 91.9 meters long and became the "longest goal in the king sport".

“I am very surprised to receive this great honor. I really did not expect to be named in the Guinness Book of Records. And as a goalkeeper, I could not believe my eyes when my name was called in the category that is usually reserved for a striker. But I am certainly very happy to be honored. I will hang the certificate in the most beautiful place in my house,” Begovic said excitedly.

VIDEO: Begovic's record-breaking long-range goal

In addition to Begovic, another football player is also named in the Guinness World Records 2015 – that is star Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese player was named in the category: “Most goals scored in the Champions League in one year”.

Specifically, he scored 15 goals in Europe's most prestigious tournament in 2013. In addition, Ronaldo also won the title: "Athlete with the most followers on Twitter", with 25 million people.

Ronaldo was also honored in two categories.


The match between Atletico Claypole and Victoriano in Argentina is considered the “Match with the most red cards” when the referee had to send off 36 players from both sides, both official and reserve.

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