: Pause, rewind, play: When Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita unleashed the audacious scorpion kick #IndiaNEWS Rene Higuita was a goalkeeper and more. A lot more. The long-haired, eccentric Colombian

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Pause, rewind, play: When Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita unleashed the audacious scorpion kick #IndiaNEWS
Rene Higuita was a goalkeeper and more. A lot more. The long-haired, eccentric Colombian may have kept a handful of clean sheets throughout the course of his 24-year-long career, but he was most remembered for what he did with his feet rather than with his hands.A scorer of 44 career goals, Higuita was a fine dribbler and an astute free-kick taker. Even when in goal, he could do the unthinkable not just with his hands but also with his feet.Higuita was perhaps the only goalkeeper that entertained. He lit up the stage with his bag of tricks and charismatic persona every time he took the field.However, nothing he achieved on the football pitch was quite as incredible as the scorpion kick save that he pulled off at Wembley stadium when Colombia faced England in a friendly game in 1995.A moment familiar to every football fan, Higuita turned a regulation catch into an exceptionally acrobatic save. Jumping with his head downwards, Higuita propelled his legs behind his torso to kick the ball away just before it crossed the line. The audacious save was the highlight of an otherwise drab 0-0 draw and has become a part of football’s folklore.

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