World’s longest football match clocks in at incredible 52 hours
A group of footballers have broken the record for the world’s longest match after playing for 52 hours and scoring an incredible 1,700 goals.The teams, representing Peterborough and Reading, kicked-off shortly after 10am on Friday and did not finish until 2pm on Sunday. They smashed the previous world record for the longest match, set by the same players this time last year, by 10 hours. Reading won the game, in aid of charity Free Kicks Foundation, after scoring 895 goals to Peterborough’s 808. The two teams each had eight players playing on a rotation system, which meant they could only snatch a few hourssleep through the night.Organiser Conor King said: “We are all a bit tired and a bit relieved to have finished but also proud. Longest football match Celebrations at the end of the world record five aside football attempt by members of the Free Kicks Foundation … “We…
The longest usable golf club
OWR certifies that Michael Furrh, from USA, has established a new World Record for: The longest usable golf club. Measures 6.87 m (22 ft 6.75 in). As measured and demonstrated in Arlington, Texas, USA, on 2 November 2015. On November 2nd, 2015, Michael Furrh set out to break his 2014 World Record of the Longest Usable Golf Club. The previous record was a 20’6″ driver hitting a shot to a distance of 63 yards. This video captures the great images at the World Record Official Attempt event at Rolling Hills Country Club in Arlington, TX. On this day, donning his proudly American patriotic gear, Michael Furrh absolutely crushes the previous record with a driver weighing 48 ounces, measuring 22′ 6-3/4″ (2 feet 6-3/4″ longer than previous) in length, and hitting a ball a whopping 87 yards in the air (24 yards farther than previous)! Congratulations to Michael Furrh on this…