What man, referred to as the successor to Carlos Valderrama, had a Giant South American grasshopper land on his arm after scoring a goal?
Giant South American grasshopper The giant South American grasshopper ("Tropidacris violaceus") is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. The giant South American grasshopper rose to fame when one was spotted landing on the arm of James Rodríguez, after he scored a goal during Colombia's 2–1 defeat to Brazil, at the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Nicolás Leoz Nicolás Leoz Almirón (born September 10, 1928) was President of CONMEBOL ("South American Football Confederation") from 1986 to 2013. Leoz assumed the presidency in 1986 (succeeding Teófilo Salinas Fuller) and in February 2006, he was reelected as President for a sixth term. He is Paraguayan and he received Colombian citizenship in 2008. On April 23, 2013, Leoz resigned from both the FIFA Executive Committee and the CONMEBOL presidency, citing health issues.