James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. I was 10 years old when I first saw René Higuita’s scorpion save vs. England. The ...

The Colombian is best known in Europe for his moment of inspired madness in a friendly against England, but his legacy deserves more recognition It is easy enough to write off Rene Higuita as one of ...

Today marks the 26-year anniversary of René Higuita's legendary scorpion kick. It's September 1995, and England and Colombia play out a goalless draw at the old Wembley as Terry Venables' side prepare ...

Former Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita has taken to Twitter to show fans he can still pull off his impressive scorpion kick – 20 years since that day at Wembley. Higuita stunned 20,000 fans when he ...

A goalless draw in an international friendly is seldom remembered even by the most devoted football fans. But nearly 30 years on, Colombia’s visit to London for a friendly with Terry Venables’ England ...

TODAY marks the 30th anniversary of Rene Higuita’s outrageous ‘Scorpion Kick’ at Wembley during a very ordinary friendly goalless draw between England and Colombia. David Seaman, 61, won 75 England ...

It takes a very special kind of footballer to have a move named after them. There's the Cruyff turn. The Robbie Carlos banana free-kick. The Cristiano knuckleball. But there is one move that is so ...

The goalkeeper who made himself famous for saving a goal against England with a scorpion kick now looks unrecognisable from that day after having plastic surgery. Rene Higuita went down in footballing ...

WITH his curly perm, bushy moustache and penchant for the unpredictable, Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita was a face in football in the 90s. Nicknamed ‘EL Loco’ (The Madman), Higuita, now 51, enjoyed ...

He will for ever be remembered for his 'scorpion kick' at Wembley, a shocking black perm and going walkabouts well outside his penalty area. But Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita has written the final ...

The South American goalkeeper was also famed for scoring free kicks and playing as a sweeper-keeper WITH his curly perm, bushy moustache and penchant for the unpredictable, Colombian goalkeeper Rene ...