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Abbie Meehan

World's Strongest Man in Soccer Aid match proves he is gifted in two sports

Scottish strongman Tom Stoltman found yet another sport he excelled in at the weekend, as the World's Strongest Man produced a heroic stop to win the trophy with the World XI team.

The World XI held the England XI to a 2-2 draw, with Tom coming on in the second half to prepare for end of full time penalties.

The World's Strongest Man titleholder stepped up to save the England XI shots, with second-half goal scorer Tom Grennan skying his penalty over the bar on first attempt.

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Russell Howard took to the spot next, and Stoltman produced a fine punch stop to keep the comedian out - celebrating wildly after his save.

Mark Wright scored past Stoltman, but it wasn't enough as comedian Lee Mack scored the winning spot-kick past David Harewood to secure the fourth consecutive win in Soccer Aid for the World XI.

Stoltman, nicknamed The Albatross, posted his punching save during the game to his Instagram with the caption: "BOOM!", which gathered some funny reactions from fans.

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One Instagram user said: "dear lord that's terrifying haha."

Rangers 'keeper Andy Firth wrote: "What a guy", alongside a laughing face emoji and a muscle flexing one.

And a third said: "Would love to see the boot marks in the grass."

More comments read: "Gravity left the chat!", and "Who says 170kg men can’t jump?!"

Tom won the World's Strongest Man for the second year in a row in 2022, exceeding in the last round to clinch the title in Sacramento, CA.

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