Newport County goalkeeper Joe Day missed the birth of his twin daughters to play in his side's FA Cup win over Middlesbrough yesterday,
Day made an unusually swift exit from the field straight after the 2-0 victory after turning off his phone for the game.
The win set up a FA Cup fifth round tie with Manchester City for the League Two side.
The Telegraph reports his wife gave him her blessing to play in the game despite the fact she'd gone into labour before kickoff.
"We always knew there was a chance the birth would fall during the match, but Lizzie backed me and made it an easy decision for me to play the game," Day told the Telegraph.