Football Video: Rene Higuita Recreates ‘Scorpion Kick’

Ollie Irish

29th, January 2010

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By Ollie Irish

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Rene Higuita recreated his famous Scorpion Kick in his final match as a pro, in his hometown of Medellin, Colombia – hey, that kick made his name, and will no doubt feature in the title of his autobigraphy. Rene also scored from a free-kick (he does this all the time) – or, more accurately, was allowed to score from a free-kick – as he retired at the grand age of 43. And yes, he still has very, very bad hair:

A bit limp and tired compared with the original.

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  1. Ben says:

    That was still a decent free kick to be honest, but was that Carlos Valderrama in the wall? Do Colombian players just never retire??

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  3. Hirsty says:

    Legend!

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  5. It is a wornderful soccer style it had had hapened in the world.

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