🎥 The story behind René Higuita's iconic scorpion kick 🦂 | OneFootball

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Dan Burke·27 August 2020

🎥 The story behind René Higuita's iconic scorpion kick 🦂

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Happy birthday to legendary Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita, who turns 54 today.

To celebrate, here is the story of his iconic scorpion kick save.


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It all started while filming a Colombian TV advert and then gained worldwide fame after he first performed it at Wembley in 1995 …

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The rest is history.