Colombians pay tribute to slain footballer Andres Escobar

[Mosiah]

Colombians pay tribute to slain footballer Andres Escobar
Thursday, July 03, 2014 2 Comments

Supporters pose for a picture before the monument of the late Colombian footballer Andres Escobar as they attend a ceremony in his honour in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, yesterday. (PHOTO: AFP)

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia paid tribute yesterday to football star Andres Escobar, who was gunned down 20 years ago just days after scoring an own goal at the World Cup finals.

The killing, widely said to be an act of revenge for the 27-year-old defender's own goal, set off international controversy and put a spotlight on Colombia's notorious gun culture. The act still resonates, particularly ahead of Colombia's World Cup quarter-final against Brazil on Friday.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...cobar_17081603

[Peter R]

Tragic! Some say football is life... I guess death is part of life...

[Mosiah]

It was the embarrassment of losing to the lowly Americans that made it hurt so bad. That's my opinion, of course. But it should never have happened. Football is life, but it is still just a damn game!

[Islandman]

There was so much involvement of the drug cartels in Columbia football those days, could be more than that, who knows. You ever watched the documentary "The 2 Escobars" ?

One of the feel good stories of this World Cup has been to see the Colombian team doing so well and dimming some of those tragic memories from 20 years ago.

[Willi]

One of Liverpool's legendary managers said that Football is NOT a matter of Life and Death…it is more important that that! LoL