Watch: Luis Figo scores a bicycle kick goal in ‘zero gravity’ football match

By: Sports DeskUpdated: September 27, 2022 9:57:40 am

Portugal legend Luis Figo scored a goal in a first-of-its-kind football game was played at an altitude of 20,230 ft (6166.1 m) in zero gravity conditions, taking the game to a place where no match has gone before.

Figo teamed up with a diverse team of seven football heroes from across the Middle East, Europe and Latin America to set this Guinness World Records title for the ‘Highest Altitude Game of Football on a Parabolic Flight’.

The match was played across a 75 square metre pitch specifically set inside the aircraft.

To the fans’ delight, Figo even turned the clock back with an amazing bicycle kick goal.

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Figo, the 2000 Ballon d’Or recipient, played for some of Europe’s best clubs including Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, winning 127 caps for the Portugal national team.

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“Football transcends boundaries and unites people around the world. I have played in stadiums where the electric atmosphere sparks emotions that cuts across cultures and nationalities; this was the exact same experience I had playing this beautiful game at 20,000 feet above the ground with a group of fearless football fanatics taking their passion for the sport to unprecedented heights,” he said after the match.

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