Indonesia's footless goalkeeper kicks home powerful message

Eman Sulaeman is wowing crowds at home and abroad with his "cat-like" reflexes.PHOTO: AFP.

INDRAMAYU, (Indonesia): When Eman Sulaeman begged his parents to let him play football, the couple worried their young son - born with no feet and just one full leg - would be mocked.

But two decades later, the 30-year-old Indonesian goalkeeper is wowing crowds at home and abroad with his "cat-like" reflexes, and sending a powerful message about people with disabilities.