ShireHub's read: René Higuita never played a normal game of football in his life. At a World Cup that's already producing chaos and comebacks, it feels right to revisit the man who invented a different way of being a goalkeeper, and apparently never stopped.

His name is René Higuita. His nickname is El Loco — The Madman. It fits.

Higuita was a Colombian goalkeeper who played like he had something to prove every time the ball came near him. He left his box constantly. He dribbled past forwards. He scored 41 goals across his career. He saved four penalties in a Copa Libertadores final in 1989 — and then stepped up and scored one himself.

At the 1990 World Cup, with Colombia through to the round of 16, he tried to dribble around Cameroon striker Roger Milla on the edge of his own box. Milla took it off him and scored. Colombia were out. Higuita called it "a mistake as big as a house." He kept playing exactly the same way.

His style was so disruptive that FIFA introduced the back-pass rule in 1992 — goalkeepers could no longer handle deliberate passes from their own teammates. Many call it the Higuita Rule. Higuita himself doesn't buy it: "I didn't change any rules in FIFA." Which is exactly what El Loco would say.

Then came Wembley. September 6, 1995.

England vs Colombia. A routine friendly. Until the 40th minute.

Jamie Redknapp launched a shot toward goal. Higuita, with plenty of time to catch it, chose not to.

Instead, he leapt forward, arched his back, and kicked the ball away — with both heels — while his body was parallel to the ground.

The Scorpion Kick. The crowd didn't know how to react. Neither did the England players.

It was completely unnecessary. It was completely him.

Last December, he did it again.

On December 20, 2025, Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali was packed for a legends match — a farewell tribute to Colombian defender Mario Yepes. Higuita was in goal, sixty years old, thirty years removed from Wembley.

When a shot came in, he did what any normal goalkeeper would never do. He leapt forward, arched his back, and sent the ball away with both heels — the Scorpion Kick, executed in front of a full stadium that absolutely lost its mind.

Thirty years on, and he still had it. Some things don't change.

Over to you:

Which player from football history do you still think about? A goalkeeper who made you believe anything was possible, a forward who broke your heart, a game you can't stop replaying in your head.

Drop their name below — and tell us why. 👇