El Loco Still Going

José René Higuita Zapata, famous for inventing the Scorpion Kick, at the age of 42, has just played his first game for his new club, Deportivo Pereira. In honour of the one they call El Loco, here are a few highlights from his career. Sadly, there are no YouTube clips of his involvement in a drug-related kidnapping, but you can't have it all.

Posted 11/19/08 by Anthony | Filed under: Soccer

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42 is not that old for a goalie. Dino Zoff the Italian goalkeeper won the World Cup at the age of 42 in 1982.

Posted by Sports Blog at 01/05/09 00:56:28