Video Pick: England scores own goal from center circle

Disaster struck for England’s U-20 World Cup team when defender Fikayo Tomori scored an own goal from the center circle. The Chelsea product’s back pass surprised goalkeeper Dean Henderson, gifting Guinea a 1-1 tie, and probably setting an own-goal distance record.

2 comments about "Video Pick: England scores own goal from center circle".
  1. Quarterback TD, May 25, 2017 at 12:11 p.m.

    Backpassing blindly to the keeper is a poor choice given the fact that he had more options. This is something that should be done during an offensive attack.

  2. Nick Daverese, May 25, 2017 at 8:42 p.m.

    When you back pass to the keeper. The ball has to be not on goal. So if miss played they get a corner and not an own goal.

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