4 unusual Guinness World Records which have been set by professional footballers

Iker Casillas has 3 Guinness World Records to his name
Iker Casillas has 3 Guinness World Records to his name

#4 Iker Casillas - Most football (soccer) goals punted from the halfway line in one minute

Casillas recently equaled another record in the Champions League
Casillas recently equaled another record in the Champions League

Porto #1, Iker Casillas, is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and a player who has a trophy cabinet every footballer dreams of. Also, 3 immaculate Guinness World Record certificates can be found hanging on his walls.

But the best of his 3 records came during a TV show, and he utilised one of the very basic goalkeeping skills - punting.

He entered the record books on 9 July 2011, by setting a new record for Most football (soccer) goals punted from the halfway line in one minute in Beijing, China. It was an outdoor attempt for the TV show Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World Records Special 2011.

The former Real Madrid shot-stopper managed to find the goal 11 times in a minute, directly from the midfield, and set a record that hasn't been broken yet.

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