Man claims to have set a new world record by becoming the first person to hold a soccer match 5900 feet above the ground from a hot air balloon 🤯pic.twitter.com/RQJkF4XeNC
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) December 3, 2025
A high-altitude stunt has taken social media by storm after Russian extreme athlete Sergey Boytsov staged a football match 1,800 metres above the ground, using a makeshift pitch suspended beneath a hot-air balloon. The feat has astonished both football fans and thrill-seekers.
In a video posted by Boytsov on Instagram, a couple of players can be seen in full football gear, with the unusual addition of parachute backpacks. The players are seen sprinting, tackling and scoring while drifting thousands of feet above the ground. An aircraft circles overhead to film the scene, revealing a narrow pitch suspended from the hot-air balloon by ropes, with tiny figures darting across it. Clear skies complete the backdrop to a football match unlike anything witnessed before.