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 ...

For too long I’ve avoided confrontation with inoffensive platitudes and nostalgia – now I’m here for clicks and retweets The existential crisis for football writers is real as we approach week four ...

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 ...

Maverick former Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita on the enduring impact of his “spectacular” scorpion kick against England almost three decades ago. A goalless draw in an international friendly is ...

When I was a player, we always played from a place of fear. Who's covering that guy? Who's on that guy? No, no. As a coach, I wanted my players to ...

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 ...

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 ...

With England's next World Cup opponents being Colombia, SunSport look back on the most memorable moment in history between the two sides ENGLAND take on Colombia at the World Cup and yet the probably ...

Rene Higuita says he will never tire of talking about that scorpion kick. And 29 years on from El Loco’s moment of madness, he is still embracing constant requests to retell the tale – because it ...

ENGLAND take on Colombia at the World Cup and yet the probably the most memorable moment between the two teams happened in one of the least important fixtures. Enter Rene Higuita – the Colombian ...