Arjen Robben celebrates his two goals against Spain (Photo: AP)

Arjen Robben has got yet more to smile about this week after setting a new record for fastest sprint EVER in a football game.

The Netherlands star scored two goals in his side’s 5-1 mauling of Spain in Salvador on Friday – including a stunning second strike which came after Robben out-ran defender Sergio Ramos before dancing around Spain keeper Iker Casillas to bag his brace.

His second goal of the night may have helped Robben exorcise the ghosts of the 2010 World Cup final, but it also set a new record as his 37km per hour sprint past Ramos was the FASTEST ever recorded by Fifa during a match, according to De Telegraf.



Ramos, on the other hand, only managed to notch up 30.6km p/h during the chase – almost 7km p/h slower than Robben.


See ya: Netherlands’ forward Arjen Robben beats Spain’s defender Sergio Ramos (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)