Colombian shot stopper is still batshit crazy - skip to [2.15]

To most English football fans, José René Higuita Zapata is best known for dealing with a wayward Jamie Redknapp cross in a rather unusual manner.

In his native Colombia, however, he is known as “El Loco” for the ridiculous chances he takes on the pitch (he’s not scared of pushing up the field and has bagged 30 career goals so far) and his bizarre private life (he was imprisoned for his involvement in a drug cartel kidnapping and banned from the game for cocaine abuse).

Trying to help his side Pereira overcome a 2-0 deficit in a recent match, the 42-year-old thought it wise to push up to the half-way line. As you can see from [2.15] onwards in the video, his attempt showed fortitude, but ultimately, stupidity.

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Brazilian goalie forced into Paul Robinson-esque blunder

Internacional shot stopper Clemer has been playing professionally since 1988 - maybe this howler will speed up the old duffer’s decision to hang up his boots.

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Drogba’s countrymen suffer embarassing Olympic warm up

Last month, unsettled Didier Drogba was insistent that he would travel to the Olympics in Beijing, as the honour of playing a bit part in a competition held with little regard in the footballing world far outweighs representing one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, apparently.

Le Drog, however, may not be so keen to join his fellow Ivory Coasters after the Under-23 side suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at the weekend, where South Korea keeper Jung Sung-Ryong opened the scoring by belting one in from just outside his own box.

With pollution levels limiting visibility to about thirteen inches in Beijing, expect plenty more goals like this at the Olympiad…

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