SHAQ FOILS BRAZILIAN BLUR'S PENALTY KICK!

At 7'1", Shaq would be terribly imposing as a goalkeeper. But does he have the reflexes of one?

Seems like he does. Either that or Leandro Babosa is a sucky football player (being Brazilian, he will never live this clip down). USA 1, Brazil 0.

On an aside, cameras didn't catch it but Steve Nash was the first to attempt a penalty kick on Shaq. The result? The right footed Nash used his LEFT FOOT to hit a Beckham-like free kick (it actually bent, says one assistant coach) that hit nothing but net at the upper left hand side of the "goal". Shaq was stunned, like a deer caught in the headlights.  Canada 1, USA 0.

On another aside, NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon started out as a goalie in his native Nigeria before being converted to basketball due to his height.