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The deadly own goal that marred USA's last World Cup: How 1994 cartel killing of Colombia's Andres Escobar became football's most haunting murder mystery

Daily Mail 1 min read 2 hours ago

The murder of the captain affectionately known as El Caballero del Futbol - the Gentleman of Football - outside a nightclub in Medellin after Colombia's shock exit shook football to its core.
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