He was soccer's most flamboyant, controversial and headline-grabbing goalkeeper of all time. And as this summer's World Cup begins to feature nail-biting goalie heroics and blunders of its own, commentators are resurrecting highlights of Colombian keeper René "El Loco" ("The Madman") Higuita's life and career. On the field, there were nonsensical moves, such as this one he invented in a Colombia-England match in 1995, dubbed "the scorpion," and, for perhaps obvious reasons, never tried before o...
Scorpion Kicks, Wild Hair and Prison Time: Look Back at World Cup Soccer's 'Madman' Goalie René Higuita
People - 20 Jun 2018 23:57
He was soccer's most flamboyant, controversial and headline-grabbing goalkeeper of all time. And as this summer's World Cup begins to feature nail-biting goalie heroics and blunders of its own, commentators are resurrecting highlights of Colombian keeper René "El Loco" ("The Madman") Higuita's life and career. On the field, there were nonsensical moves, such as this one he invented in a Colombia-England match in 1995, dubbed "the scorpion," and, for perhaps obvious reasons, never tried before o...
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