Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: David Cannon via Getty Images Football in Colombia is a massive phenomenon and fans of the sport worship their ...

BOGOTA: Sweeper-keepers such as Manchester City's Ederson, his Brazilian compatriot Alisson Becker at Liverpool and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer are all the rage in modern football. But until FIFA ...

30 years ago, on August 9, 1995, René Higuita shone like few others in the Copa Libertadores and left behind a play destined for eternity. With a free kick against River Plate, the Atlético Nacional ...

On 6 September 1995 the world witnessed one of football’s most iconic acts of audacity at Wembley Stadium. During friendly between England & Colombia, goalkeeper Rene Higuita unveiled the legendary ...

Rene Higuita is of a different breed. The 51-year-old former professional goalkeeper, who hasn't changed his 1980s hairstyle, does marches to the beat of his own drum off the pitch, which in the past ...

Goalkeeping in South America has always been an art form. The most memorable figures are fondly known for their nicknames, like ‘The Madman’, ‘The Cat’ or ‘The Bulldog’. And for decades, the Copa ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANFORD, Fla. – When Cristian Higuita walked into Orlando City SC’s preseason training camp earlier this year, head coach Jason Kreis said the 24-year-old Colombian midfielder didn’t arrive fully ...

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 ...