The Redemption of David Ospina: An Arsenal Outcast Becomes a Colombian Legend

Footballing history was made on September 6, 1995 after a cross by Jamie Redknapp in an England friendly against Colombia. René ‘El Loco’ Higuita stunned Wembley Stadium as he pulled off the iconic ‘scorpion kick’ to clear the ball, a technique which will forever be associated with the legendary shot-stopper.

Higuita is a revered figure in Colombia and is widely recognized as one of the finest goalkeepers that South America has produced. Now 58, the Medellín-born icon is now a coach at his local side Atlético Nacional. It is at Atlético Nacional where a new tale in South American goalkeeping folklore is currently being told, by a name very familiar to those in Europe and particularly North London: David Ospina.

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