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Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? | The Knowledge

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“Kazuyoshi Miura recently scored in the Emperor’s Cup at the tender age of 59 – is he the oldest goalscorer in football history?” asks Terry Winter.

If we were picking an all-time Knowledge XI, ‘King Kazu’ would be in the mix for a place. He’s appeared in various age-related queries over the years, and tales of his exploits always give us hope as we wheeze through middle-age. On Saturday, Miura scored his first competitive goal ⁠in nearly four years as ⁠Fukushima United thrashed Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 in the Emperor’s Cup.

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