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sandbox Article Evaluation- René Higuita

Evaluating content:

1.) All in all, while looking at the article about Rene Higuita all the information about him was pretty thorough. Inside the article there were many other external links that you could click on to learn about that part in his life. Being from the same country as Rene Higuita I knew some basic information about him but I learned a lot of new information with this page. Nothing was overly distracting, much of the information never went off topic therefore I found it very interesting.

2.) Most of the information on the article is about his career as a goalkeeper which he has now been retired for quite some time. I would not necessarily say "out of date" it is just that there is not a lot of so called "new information over him since he is no longer a soccer player. I would however like to see more pictures.

3.) One little improvement that can be made is a bigger variety of photos over his best days. His most famous thing ever was the "Scorpion save" I would have liked to see a picture of him performing it since it was a huge deal for him and his career. You see some pictures of just him with a smile, pictures of him in action on the soccer field would look nice on the page.

Evaluating tone:

1.) This article seems to be neutral/down the middle. I like how there are no opinionated statements about Rene Higuita. Many individuals did not like his style of play since it was different to most other goalkeepers, I like how it is just facts about the player. If the article was in a more bias tone you would have definitely been able to tell and would not look good when it should be a strictly factual article

2.) I do not see any viewpoints that are over represented. However, I believe that his most "iconic" moments are a tad underrepresented. It would be nice to see a section of his iconic moments in his career so that people would see what he is known for. Other than that it was a well rounded article to read that many other individuals can learn a lot from is they do not know who this person is.

Evaluating sources:

1.) Yes, all of the links work which make it really nice because you can learn so much more when you click on different links about additional information over the goalkeeper. Many links that I had no prior knowledge about his personal life and statistics, etc that really compliment the page. The source very much supports the article because it is like a branch that comes back and talks about how it had somewhat of an influence on him. There were some links of other countries he played against which does not really have much to do with him other than the fact that he played soccer against that country.

2.) I did see maybe a couple of bias external links, for example one said "his most iconic moment" it may be an iconic moment to many other individuals but does not necessarily mean that everyone will agree. I did not take and so called bias on the article. Some information is also poorly sourced which can have a role in how certain individuals view the article.

Checking the talk page:

1.) Most of the talk on this page was over corrections needed like citation corrections, references, and external link modifications. There is not a lot of talk other than that and since the article is not a very popular topic there is not a lot of current talk. Someone commented on how he modified the article and would like individuals to see what they thought of it.

2.) This article is rated as a C-class and it is under Colombia articles.

3.) When looking at the talk page I first assumed that it was going to be more of a professional conversation. I was wrong because it seems like it is a more casual conversation. Many individuals in the talk page were mainly focused on corrections over citations and things like that when I imagined it being about the article itself. In class the article would have been more critically evaluated.

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Copyedit an Article

Rene Higuita - René Higuita

Rene Higuita played most of his soccer career with Atlético Nacional a Colombian division team where he helped the team win the Colombian League on numerous occasions as well as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Interamericana, both in 1989.

He came out of retirement in 2007 to sign for Venezuelan soccer club Guaros FC. In January 2008, aged 41, he signed for Colombian second division team Deportivo Rionegro where he played for some time. In June 2008 he then signed for Colombian first division team Deportivo Pereira and retired in January 2010.

Higuita was imprisoned in 1993 after getting involved in a kidnapping. Acting as a go-between for the drug barons Pablo Escobar and Carlos Molina, he was largely responsible for securing the release of Molina's daughter by delivering the ransom money. He received $64,000 for his services, which breaks Colombian law as it is an offence to profit from a kidnapping. He was incarcerated for seven months before being released without charge. Commenting on the case, he has stated that "I'm a footballer, I didn't know anything about kidnapping laws." However, In the ESPN documentary "The Two Escobars", Higuita claimed that he was arrested for visiting Pablo during his time in prison with the desire to thank him for turning himself in thus stabilizing Colombia for a short period. He supported this theory claiming that all he was asked during questioning was solely about Pablo Escobar himself and no kidnapping. The whole paragraph under "Style of Play" about the Scorpion kick I believe should be put in its own category because that is without a doubt the most historic part of his entire soccer career.

He joined Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia on 12 January 2012, to become the club goalkeeper coach for about 5 years until receiving a coaching job for Atletico Nacional in the Colombian first division.

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Bibliography

Kidnapping- add a citation exercise

"Kidnapping may be done to demand for ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping can be accompanied by bodily injury which elevates the crime to aggravated kidnapping." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kidnapping

I chose kidnapping because in Rene Higuita's life his involvement in this would be his biggest downfall as a professional soccer player. The main involvement was with Pablo Escobar and nobody could really tell Escobar "no" with how much power than man had over everyday people. Therefore, Higuita would make many appearances to Escobar's house to play soccer with other soccer stars because Pablo Escobar invited them and like I said many people could not reject his invitation. -Sentence added to original article

Kidnapping.(2019, March 18). Retrieved from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kidnapping

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Copyedit an Article part 2

Higuita often took set-pieces for the Colombian national team, in all, he scored a total of three goals in his 68 international appearances.

Higuita's unorthodox playing style caused a mistake by him that led to the elimination of Colombia in the 1990 World Cup, when he seemingly dithered with the ball at his feet near the halfway line enabling Cameroon striker Roger Milla to dispossess him and score, putting Cameroon through to the quarter-finals. Higuita described it as "a mistake as big as a house". As a result of this behavior is what led people to nickname Higuita, El Loco ("The Madman").

On the pitch, Higuita was known for his dramatic flair, composure under pressure, and eccentric playing style'''. He often took unnecessary risks that many other goalkeeper would never think of doing, for example,''' coming out of his area to anticipate opponents, play the ball out to defenders, undertake individual dribbling runs, and attempt to score goals, which led him to be described as a 'sweeper-keeper; he was therefore a pioneer in influencing other goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations further away from the goal. Although he was a goalkeeper, Higuita also became known for scoring directly from free-kicks, as well as penalties.

Furthermore, Higuita reportedly invented the scorpion kick, a movement which involves the player jumping forward, positioning their legs over their head, and in doing so, kicks the ball away with their heels; one of Higuita's most notable uses of the scorpion was when he performed it while clearing a cross by Jamie Redknapp during a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium on 6 September 1995, earning him considerable media attention It ranked 94th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments in 2002. Many goalkeepers now during practices try and perform the scorpian kick that Higuita perfected.

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Part C - Wikipedia

4. Higuita reportedly invented the scorpion kick, a movement which involves the player jumping forward, positioning their legs over their head, and in doing so, kicks the ball away with their heels; one of Higuita's most notable uses of the scorpion was when he performed it while clearing a cross.

- I chose this question because there can be many people who have not heard of this soccer player and may question of he really did invent the scorpion kick since it was fairly recent and soccer has been played for years upon years. Someone may question if a player before Higuita actually tried out the scorpion kick prior to him and is not receiving the credit they deserve.

6. -The match itself was a dull 0-0 draw but 22 years later, Higuita is still popularly known as the man who invented the ‘Scorpion kick’, adding another iconic piece of art to the history of the beautiful game.

-The scorpion kick, invented by Columbia’s goalkeeper Rene Higuita, symbolized the inventiveness of the Colombian team.

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Shetty, D. (2017, November 05). The Scorpion Kick: Olivier Giroud's Award Winning Football Shot. Retrieved from https://blog.playo.co/the-scorpian-kick-olivier-girouds-award-winning-football-shot/

This is a popular source I found that talks about another recent player that scored a goal by doing a similar move as the original scorpion kick. The author goes into details about how the first scorpion kick was started and talked about Rene Higuita the Colombian goalkeeper that I am writing about. This goes on to show that after the debut of the scorpion kick there are now other soccer players using that move as a way to score goals with some sort of finesse to stand out. All started by Rene Higuita.

Lawlon, M. J. (2011, January 15). Scorpian Kick: The Rise & Fall of Narco-Soccer. Retrieved from http://www.transmopolis.com/2011/01/narco_soccer/

This is a popular source that goes into detail about Narco-Soccer that talks about how hard some Colombian soccer players had it because of the heavy drug trafficking that existed in Colombia during that time with Pablo Escobar running the majority of things. The invention of the scorpion kick was made during Narco-Soccer which gave an image to Colombia is soccer standards that they are not scared to try new things. This gave Colombia vast popularity for many years after the scorpion kick. Knowing that Drug lords were heavy into controlling soccer games in Colombia, this daring move by Rene Higuita sparked much talk because if by any chance Higuita would not have successfully played out the scforpion kick and turned it into a goal it would really anger some drug kings. This Colombia team was fearful in many aspects.

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Part D - Wikipedia 4. Some questions that come to mind are

-How did Rene Higuita chance the art of goalkeeping?

-Did many people agree with his style of play?

5. Set terms

-History and Goalkeeping, Rene Higuita and soccer (Boolean), Different styles of goalkeeping

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SPORTS PEOPLE: SOCCER; Colombian Goalie Higuita Is Arrested. (1993, June 05). Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/05/sports/sports-people-soccer-colombian-goalie-higuita-is-arrested.html

This article from the New York Times is a relevant article to use for my topic because it talks about the problems Higuita faced outside of soccer by getting arrested for his alleged involvement in a kidnapping. It was hard back in the 90s in Colombian soccer because of the power the drug cartels had over everything. This is a credible source because the website that it comes from.

Vickery, T. (2010, February 1). Tim Vickery: The legacy of Rene Higuita. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2010/02/the_legacy_of_rene_higuita.html

This reference has so much to say about the life of Rene Higuita in and outside of soccer. Talks about the legacy he left behind not just in soccer because of how he changed the game of goalkeeping but also his legacy left behind in Colombia.

8.The information told in these website articles do not go directly into his soccer career like it does here on Wikipeida, these references go into his daily life and problems that he faced outside of soccer with the power of drug cartels and the drug problem that Colombia was going through at that time. We are able to see in these articles especially the second reference on the legacy that Rene Higuita left behind. There are similarities in which the articles and the wikipedia both go into detail on his soccer career and talk about his never forgotten moment of the "scorpion kick" and his career with each teams he played for. Wikipedia goes more into detail of his actual soccer career while the other articles go more into depth about his life outside of soccer.

9. Looking at the article on wikipedia it does have a section that talks about his personal life but does not have much information over the problems he faced with cartels other than the arrest of kidnapping. A new section named "Narco-soccer" in my opinion would be a nice addition of information after "personal life" that way people can see what he went through being a top player in the 90s around drug kings like Pablo Escobar with the Medellin Cartel.

10. Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations further from the goal. IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best keeper in South American history. His most notable moment is the scorpion kick save. These sentences would best be placed before the additional information for the simple fact that it talks about how he first got so much world wide attention by the scorpion kick which eventually led to his fame in Colombia before people really knew of him. Which made drug king pins in Colombia eager to meet him which started his Narco-soccer life.

11. Higuita has expressed the wish to coach the Colombian national team and in December 2008 he got the job of goalkeeper coach for his former club Real Valladolid.

He joined Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia on 12 January 2012, to become the club goalkeeper coach. These two sentences would be placed after the additional information because it talks about his life during retirement after his soccer playing career.

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Wikipedia Part A

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nazionalecalcio/20592014234

APA citation- Calcio, N. (2015, September 07). [VIDEO] Higuita e la parata scorpione: 20 anni fa la più grande parata nella storia del. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/nazionalecalcio/20592014234

I chose this image because it shows the scorpion kick that Rene Higuita is well known for and is without a doubt his most recognizable moment in his career. It enhances the reader's perception on this goalkeeper and is able to see what the scorpion kick actually is.