The Truth Behind The Murder Of Andrés Escobar, Shot For An Own Goal

In the 4th episode of The Football Files, we’re taking a look back at one of the most horrendous football related crimes ever committed. The murder of Andrés Escobar’s was about a young man, losing his life for an honest mistake. But it was also, and probably more so, about football getting stained with illegal money and a nation’s tumultuous war on drugs.
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[@yathome5596]

The pressure and mindset those players had to endure during that game. Death threats and kidnappings of family members. Incredibly sad.

[@Blueclues16]

The fact that football results can determine one country’s social behavior. Even cartel world were moved by this results. Some country even declare a public holiday. Crazy sport!

[@melvinbarnett1910]

All the mental conditions that would cause one to make a mistake, these gangsters lost themselves money with their intimidation but blamed one man.

[@makemoney3282]

@@Blueclues16 Because football is life.. and at the end of the day, who wants to lose?

[@artix4545]

@@makemoney3282 shut up it's a mere game nothing else

[@ultimatedumbass4640]

​@@makemoney3282 No it's not life. And it will never ever be more valuable than anyone's life. That's just the objective truth.

[@heisyahweh7148]

I grew up in Africa, Nigeria to be more specific, and as kids whenever we were playing soccer and we scored an own goal, we called it an "escobar." I didn't know that until I heard of this incident. Such a sad story.

[@Carter10116]

It's football. Not soccer pls

[@buddy8677]

@@Carter10116 same thing lmao. Some ppl call it football some ppl call it soccer

[@iyanu_johnn]

Very true.. I can relate as a kid in the 90s

[@RDCFemmes]

Football

[@RaufAbasquliyev]

Some people still makes problem out of the word 'soccer'. It looks so stupid. ;) This channel is 'Soccer Stories', so what? Let people decide by their own what to name the game and stop this stupid commenting.

[@pickleblog7334]

Even as an American warching that game the news of Andres death saddened me, I even wished Colombia had won. Andres represented his nation honorably and with humility, i wish all our athletes had his character..

[@KLETwave]

can't believe it's almost 30 years since his shooting... I remember sitting in front of the telly as a kid watching the Colombian games with the commentators highly praising the Colombian team as a dark horse and I couldn't understand why they underperformed with such a great squad. Hearing all those inside stories about death threats, kidnapping etc... I now fully understand... 😪

[@josefino72]

Don’t forget the curse someone put on the team....You may not believe in those things, but many people do.

[@KLETwave]

@@josefino72 I know that curses exist throughout various cultures and religions and I do believe such things are having impacts on people. It's sad but some people are so obsessed that they would try to do anything possible to achieve their goals...

[@govindagovindaji4662]

@@josefino72 Ridiculous. They didn't need a curse, they had the drug cartels. It's very sad what these monsters do to all societies in which they are found. They are no better than ISIS and we should treat them as such. Use the militaries to destroy them. They are not innocent citizens.

[@bogasixtyeight5153]

As a Colombian American I’m so glad Colombia is not like this anymore. It’s made almost a complete 180. Everytime i go to Colombia I actually feel really safe. Unfortunately now countries like Mexico are being overtaken by the cartels and its very dangerous to travel there.

[@mattmatts6176]

Venezuela

[@framegirl6102]

With all the respect it deserves, don't say that Mexico is dangerous to travel, my whole family lives there and nothing has ever happened to them, because they only kill the one who is in bad business, the drug traffickers kill each other, nothing happens to good people and I am Mexican and I travel to the country several times a year

[@brown.iieeee]

@@framegirl6102 There's safer parts of Mexico

[@tomasgoncalves555]

@@framegirl6102 the cartel fires bullets, they can only aim those bullets they can’t control them, when they go out to kill the guys that are in “bad business” they don’t care who is around that can get hurt from strays

[@pdswrld5200]

But Mexico will all soner or later be at peace Just like Colombia did

[@deathoffaces]

As a young teen growing up in the early 2000's on our small island St Lucia we called own goals "Escobar's" and I never knew back then this sad story behind it up until some years ago

[@maujo2009]

The event was featured in the series "La Seleccion" (streaming free on Tubi these days). Saludos!

[@youneke]

Wow. Didn't know that either growing up here.

[@Mo-yd8xc]

I'm pretty sure he wasn't the 1st b in the history of soccer to do it. It'd be like knocking over your own stumps in cricket. I once saw a funny video of the Pakstan captain get twisted on a shot and fall onto the stumps dislodged the bales.

[@zealandia5668]

Hi

[@youneke]

@@zealandia5668 Hi

[@d1want34]

I was 7 y.o in 1994 and i watched the world cup religiously.. will never forget the own goal and news of his deaths

[@anfieldreds_1892]

i was 12. i too saw the own goal live and the breaking news is his murder. sad

[@gseide21]

I was 10 and I was watching that game and I remember it like it was yesterday and I also remember getting the new days after that he was killed.

[@alexchoi6426]

I was 19 in that time 😃

[@samh2023]

Same, I was 7

[@saatvik6710]

@@alexchoi6426 damn youre old

[@joseaquino8773]

I've listened to this story multiple times in many different videos but you made a very good summary of them all, enough for most people to understand it in a complete way.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*OnLy SCuum Take a Big Interest into ANY of This!!!!*

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

@@Justin.Martyr It’s history. What’s your problem?

[@rebeccaforbis2704]

@@Justin.Martyr How old are you? 12?

[@mrothello7403]

Andres Escobar, was a brave man he could hv stayed in US or gone to Europe for safety reasons, after that goal yet he went home, some cowards ended his life! Andres u will be hero to football fans!

[@MrMarvinstraight]

"I would rather be broke in jail than be dead and rich"

[@Etendard1708]

I think Andres Escobar martyred himself. He knew the whole cartel things behind his country's football. While his foot injury was going worse. Thus the own goal. It shocked Colombia which result in Colombia lost its chance on World Cup and finally his own death, but it also made the cartel couldn't capitalize on Colombian's victory if it's ever happened and finally rallied people against the cartels even more.

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

If they could reach Barry Seal here, they would reach him as well.

[@natashabegley1346]

@@MrMarvinstraight whats that got to do with what he said 😆

[@TheMADMonkeyLOL]

@@Etendard1708 By definition, to be a martyr you'd have to die for a religious cause.

[@ruiserrazina7727]

The fact that a 7 year olds first words after that goal were they are gonna kill him aren't they? Is a very sad tell of what that country was going thru at that time. So sad, he was a great player I remember him well, descansa em paz amigo

[@franco7928]

He wasn't 7, he was 9. He didn't ask if they were going to kill him, he said they were going to kill him.

[@orngpeelr9017]

@@franco7928 congrats, you missed the point.

[@aaronkamakaze2967]

So the country that wanted them to supposedly win so badly was the cause of their demise and mental collapse. In what universe did they think harassing , threatening and bullying the team would help them win?

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

In the crazy universe of the 90s in Colombia. I lived it in person. It was nutty.

[@neilburns8869]

While I would never seek to justify such barbaric actions, I think that the subject of Mental Health wasn't really widely recognised or even acknowledged back then. I, myself have Aspergers syndrome which is a form of Autism and back when I was at school they would much rather just make out that you were BAD and therefore not really worth bothering about. Even now, although many of us are much more aware of the existence of Mental Health and the various issues that surround it there are still an awful lot who refuse to accept or even want to understand.

[@Maddoxxx]

It wasnt mental health...at that era, escobar was the golden age of drug cartels... It's the violence that killed the nation

[@HadirUntukAnda]

Those country dont have brains what do u expect

[@badalyngdoh5696]

Imagine harry Maguire play for Columbia. Damn

[@sayanprince853]

Man would've killed freakin 2000 times

[@salvadorjimenez1467]

Would have got his entire bloodline massacred

[@nickjon9251]

@@sayanprince853 But he will respawn after dying.My man is immortal

[@richardchike7983]

😂

[@Marcell0810]

Omg bro it’s Colombia not Columbia didn’t you see the video god

[@tomrohan8480]

In 🇮🇳 India down south, Kerala to be precise, the main game is football n volleyball.. I was a kid back then when this incident happened.. back in school we used to collect posters n post cards of South American football legends n stick it up in our classrooms n dorms.. We heard this news wen we wer playing football ⚽️ in our school ground.. all of us wer shocked and left the ground half way through the game.. all silent.. that was the impact.. May your departed soul rest in peace Sir🙏 With ❤️ You will be in our hearts for ever..

[@Joseluz1969]

Very good summary of Andres death and the whole atmosphere in those days. l remember that right after the first half of the game against Romania started, it was relayed to the Colombian team that whoever scored a goal would receive 1 million USD, and whoever missed a goal would receive a bullet. So they came back into the field playing completely different, full of fear.

[@stevemurrell6167]

Criminals sure can be real dumb bastards sometimes.

[@nuclearwinter391]

Brutal. And they played against our Romanian team of the century, so this was a way tougher game than they imagined.

[@solxce]

Brutal, sheesh man

[@haazsstarship7530]

All of South and Central America is brutal and ruthless... to this very day. Ironically one gets used to it. Like drinking water. The 9 year old boy is a perfect example. He knew right then and there that Andres would be killed. Ingrained. Normalized.

[@stevemurrell6167]

@@haazsstarship7530 .....and really sad.

[@A.F.U-A]

I was a kid when we heard the news. It still gives me chills.

[@fahim454]

How old are you now?

[@RelaxingMusic-gp3st]

The heartlessness to kill & while in the act of murder shouting “Goal,” tho. 🥺

[@Dave-wu5ug]

Netflix need to make a documentary about this so the world knows about this team and what they had to endure and Escobar's life. So sad. God bless him.

[@F18tico1]

ESPN made a brilliant documentary already called “The Two Escobars.” It’s a lot better than this

[@ricardoortiz9619]

netflix has it its called “The final score”

[@elshivi8323]

Por lo contrario Netflix tiene q parar de hacer shows del dolor de otras personas para ganar dinero

[@davercabrera7197]

Are you trollin

[@mackdeen7021]

They did.

[@qhfv2745]

I feel so sorry for this man! 😔

[@pdswrld5200]

& USA is the blame I bet they knew about the situation with colombia

[@PablitoGuerito]

The Two Escobars best documentary I’ve ever seen. I recommend it.

[@Sam-ji1fu]

amazing documentary, watched it a few years back

[@ericfan9149]

Colombia was a wonderful team to watch back then; very creative and entertaining. It’s awful they had to play under the pall of death threats. I remember watching that game, and after seeing the own goal I was worried about Escobar. It was still a shock to learn about his subsequent death. Such a tragedy.

Its Colombia ....not Columbia...

[@ericfan9149]

@ Correct. Was sleepy when typing

[@Swishmb]

I’ll always remember hearing this story as a kid. Had me scared for every team I ever watched growing up.

[@phreakisop9810]

its colombia, one of the crime capitals of the world, this hasnt happened in first world countries

[@andrewgreen6429]

I remember this being in our news in the UK. Such a tragedy and awful commentary on the malign influence of drugs on society. An innocent young man pays the price 😢

[@EscarRoseBabelnia]

Thank you for this! I was a kid in refuge when that happened, I always wondered what happened to that poor guy.

[@sergiomore4596]

Same I was a kid when I saw this but inside I knew there was more to the story

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Abortion Is Murder

[@sabelonxosi7336]

I was very young when this happened,so,so sad to hear the whole story

[@hectorlopez1069]

I felt bad for his family. This is not right.

[@paulyounes7181]

They killed him for nothing as his father said,stop betting for football just enjoy this game that the whole world love !!

[@kanilin946]

I remember watching this match and that very moment of his own goal..days later the news on TV of him being Shot dead..for me It was the saddest World Cup..Was a huge fan of South American football..those days they were a package of immense talent you name it..never missed a match and used to support all of them..call me crazy but that was a passionate me!!

[@maxamedbashiir5942]

What was tragic is that They shouted GOAL on every Shot😓💔

[@Simonio8]

I heard bout his death when I was a kid, murdered for an own goal….then years later I read somewhere it had nothing to do with the own goal and that he was involved in a bar fight which resulted in his death. Well, now thanks to this video I know more of the truth, it doesn’t make me feel any better. Poor guy.

[@arianamoreno6000]

There’s a show on Netflix too! I watched it and wanted to look deeper into the story and I found this video but the show on Netflix is called “the final score”

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

It was a bar argument around the topic of the own goal. Watch ESPN 30 for 30, “The Two Escobars”. You’ll understand better.

[@harderway8568]

Until now I thout that he missed a penalty, but yes, knew the story about Colombian player being murdered for making a mistake, even tho I was a kid back then. At that time, unfortunately, my own country (Serbia) wasn't much different.

[@Marcell0810]

It’s very sad especially for us Colombians 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@royperez1414]

Yeah but same Colombians kill him

[@Marcell0810]

@@royperez1414 dosent mean anything. Every country has bad people

[@kogaju7678]

Yall did this fym 🤣

[@DAREDEVILBKLYN]

Violence in Colombia nothing new 😭

[@miguelzambrano2260]

Se queda en la historia como HÉROE NACIONAL y uno de los mejores jugadores reconocidos al nivel mundial

[@Aria23331]

Yeah no wonder many South Americans come and play in europe

[@MAJ0RTOM]

That was decades ago, South Americans play on European teams not because of violence but just fur business reasons.

[@beligerentlondoner]

@@MAJ0RTOM Diego Costa jumped at the chance to join Wolves because his kids were terrified by living in Brazil.

[@MAJ0RTOM]

@@beligerentlondoner Well I think some minor cases don't represent whole community of players who emigrate to Europe.

[@Marcell0810]

They do it for money most of all tho

[@whosaidthat84]

@@Marcell0810 plus, Europe is the highest level of play in the world.

[@segjoshua3012]

I remember this story vividly as a kid. The own goal was so famous that we started calling own goals made in our little playing fields Escobar. Little did we know that he was gonna pay with his life. So sad, so cruel.

[@mosesadesuyi]

Seg must be from Nigeria 🇳🇬 because It was around our time. Kids of today have no idea of Escobar when an own goal is scored.

[@jamescasey9554]

Things that never happened

[@MikeCee7]

You had to of know, he was paying with his life. He was killed 2 days after he got back. For how long were you calling own-goals “Escobar”?

[@Adam_K14]

was he related or just same surname

[@rebeccaforbis2704]

@@Adam_K14 Not related.

[@BillyBones55]

I watched all this live, I have been a fan of Colombia team since 1990, thank you for the video

[@rebeccaforbis2704]

I think the point was the tragic loss of life. Andres Escobar absolutely did not deserve this. His family was crushed by his needless death. Football is a sport, something we watch for entertainment. Something the players love doing. It was the corruption caused by the Cartels that caused this tragedy.

[@mhlengintswane9052]

"Here conflicts aren't resolved with Fists...Andres, stay at home"💔

[@kitty-vk8ic]

When remembered vividly when i heard the news I cried for a week I was just a kid. Such sad situation.

[@BrooklynBalla]

Sad that people are sick enough to murder someone over a game.

[@d10s32]

Those sick people should just blame their mothers for not giving birth to a son capable enough to represent their country to play soccer… their mothers are pieces of junks who deserved to die before they gave birth to murderers…

[@hectorlopez1069]

I know, evil people

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

It wasn't so much over a game as the money behind it. This is why Sports Betting is such a Shady thing.

[@Harold450]

He sent them out of the World Cup soo don’t pretend he’s innocent

[@daviddavidson1412]

@@d10s32 You sound very sick and demented.

[@RR-nc4gd]

Cowards those who murder others

[@hectorlopez1069]

Complete cowards for killing that innocent man.

[@khatri3259]

*COWARDS ARE THOSE WHO CAN'T PROTECT THEMSELVES*

[@RR-nc4gd]

@@khatri3259 such an id!ot

[@khatri3259]

@@RR-nc4gd you

[@hectorlopez1069]

Many people said, if Pablo was still alive, Andres would of not been killed.

[@AngelitoBelmi]

Yeah… 7uck Pablo tho

[@eddyvanderspiegel8595]

Rest in peace..an incredible player

[@SNP-1999]

I think this tragic case shows how fanatical some football fans can get, fans who have lost all connection to what is really important in this world - and that is definitely not 22 men kicking a ball.

[@mohdrafiq5023]

This hugely relate to money gambling, not fanatic act

[@OLBAP_ZEVAHC-0991]

Your no better.

[@gobucs3146]

Literally nothing at all to do with sports “fanatics”.

[@adrianred236]

Jeez, Did you actually watch the video?

[@XPLaxative]

Did you watch a single second of this video? The motivation for Andrés Escobar´s death was the killers losing money because of gambling, not through them being enraged by the team´s loss.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Colombian players received death threats after their first lost to Romania. That is sickening. They were so scared that they were gonna get killed. They panicked and had to win against USA.

[@mickbingo]

Thanks for showing the clip !!

[@mickharrison9004]

A great presentation freind so well put and with amazing compassion for another human being 🇬🇧

[@jayceezinner3503]

The team was fighting for there own life’s wow that’s crazy

[@TheAustrianPainter87]

True hunger games😁

[@marcelo20xxxx]

And still they lost...

[@goodvibe6785]

It's sad how people forget that it's just sports and make it life and death situation especially for the visiting team, when their home team lose. I remember a Nigerian national team player recounting one event where a single brave soldier with gun cocked, stopped the other country's home crowd from storming their dressing room and killing them for winning, and how the then Nigerian president (Obasanjo?) further saved their lives by sending a military aircraft to fly the team out of that other African country, in the middle of the night, as it would have been very dangerous for them to try leaving the host country by daybreak, the following day. Sad!

[@beatrizronquillo8857]

I admire how perfect you pronounce the words in Spanish while doing the narration in English . I congratulate you young man, plus you are a GOOD storyteller! Again congratulations! 👍

[@AimeePiB]

It's just a sport. You win some, you lose some. But some people took it way too seriously. Probably they lost a huge bet?

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

Watch ESPN 30 for 30, “The Two Escobars”. You’ll understand better.

[@henryice8575]

Thank you for the story.

[@maksudmobassherahsan1604]

Damn....Scoring an own goal costed his life.

[@obey112el]

Haha probably they betted they where gonna win so when they didn’t won it cause the bet lot of money

[@SomeOne-er4wl]

Yee imagine if Magiure lived in an environment like him 💀

[@randomviewer427]

@@SomeOne-er4wl he would probably get more than 6 bullets on his body 💀

[@shelinaakther880]

@@SomeOne-er4wl oh hell no

[@hectorlopez1069]

Because cartels bet so much money on the team.

[@moeball740]

I was at that game 6/22/1994 felt so bad when the own goal went in.

[@rogers.jr.4997]

Can you imagine the guts that any player would need to have to go and play for colombia on the next world cup🤯 that would take an immense amount of blls

[@saintsreup]

Love these episodes brother!

[@YUSKHAN]

What a great footballer RIP

[@danasaeed9018]

They Killed Him For Nothing!

[@monicabarker3871]

I am not saying it is right to kill him, but he knew after that own goal he would lost his life ,the colombians bet a lot of money on that match they didn't see it as a mistake.I watch that match and to be truthful I told myself when he go back to Colombia he would be killed.It was a tragedy that should not have happen

[@dalewilson9602]

No they killed him for scoring an own goal get if right

[@MuiFanNeggs]

@@dalewilson9602 still not a reason to kill

[@dalewilson9602]

@@MuiFanNeggs it is just not a good reason.

[@greenandwhitewarrior6519]

First time watching enjoyed it, new sub ✌🏻

[@Sayaka25]

I hope football can change this world for the better. I am so sorry for what happened to Andres, I remember watching the news about his murder. I hope Colombia will be known in the future for their wonderful coffee and only good things. God bless you all

[@blopp6240]

Football is toxic , what better you talking about

[@Sayaka25]

@@blopp6240 I'm talking about Brasil, my country, I prefer kids playing football in the schools dreaming of an honest better life than becoming criminals

[@therapist6328]

When my dad said, "that's probably it for that guy", after the own goal, i had no clue what he was talking about.

[@hectorlopez1069]

It did happen.

[@maikilreategui1271]

I remember my grandma telling me about this when i was younger. I was like wtf!

[@JG-mf1yk]

Well done, thank you

[@TheCammanda79]

Ugh, I remember when this happened. I was in high school and I kept an article w/his picture on my bedroom wall.

[@whosaidthat84]

I'm an American but I wish so badly that Colombia won that game.

[@jeffc3381]

me too

[@tomtoms15]

Ur believed.

[@JohnnieE1961]

He'd have had to go on playing without making an error for the rest of the WC....and then for the next couple of tournaments.

[@whosaidthat84]

@@JohnnieE1961 who knows what would have happened if they made it out of the group stage. Not saying they would have won it all but they could have made it far.

[@richardbryant4382]

I don’t. We didn’t murder him

[@exceedinc]

Great summary of this tragic event, which unfortunately is marked as one of the highlights of the 1994 football World Cup played in the EE.UU.

[@Messi_goat89]

😭😭😭I remember when this happen

[@gamemasters3014]

Then tell me why did it happen

[@MCFCJake]

Not like you were even born at that time

[@Marcell0810]

@@MCFCJake why do you have to hate on him what did he do?

[@Marcell0810]

@@gamemasters3014 watch the video lol

[@Messi_goat89]

@@gamemasters3014 because of own goal

[@carlo_cali]

Thank you for making this in the way you did. I was born in Bogota, Colombia and adopted and came to the states as an infant. I know for a fact that to this day many people do not like or support "nacional" because the team was made with blood money. There are always a lot of arguments online when certain teams play. In addition the Nacional futbol shirt is a prideful thing for Colombians to wear because of the colors and what it represents to us. Nevertheless many Colombians and many south american countries loathe nacional. What happened with Andres is unforgivable, disgusting, and embarrassing.

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

America de Cali was also from drug money. So was Drogas la Rebaja. So was the entire government,and the police, and judges, and many many other businesses. Everything had drug money.

[@Dr.AnthonyFraudcheat3499]

@@Sumiyeco_boutique and has now fallen to the NarcoCommunists just like Mexico, Venezuela, and Brazil 🐑

[@bryanwambugu8132]

You're a good narrator bro...... keep it up

[@anthonymelgoza1059]

@rabonatv his videos are great

[@curiousminds7950]

Fr

[@rolcris19]

Andrés decided to return to Colombia at the end of the team's participation in the first round, although his teammates told him to stay to meet and do tourism, he said: "I'm going to show my face

[@craigdavidmack]

I was only thinking about this with the world cup going on at the moment, youtube recommendations for the win

[@dareU2]

How tragic... 💛

[@nickpn23]

All the millions of fans, yet no one to help him that night.

[@dakidbiscuit624]

I know what you mean someone should have but back then including yourself in the Cartels business is a Death sentence waiting

[@73whitezz]

I remember watching that match & when he scored the own goal, saying to my mate "He better be careful when he gets home!" Poor bugger.

[@Paslayas]

Excellent analysis.

[@deec9502]

I was young but I do remember when this happened. Quite tragic and sad he lost his life because of this. I grew up in Jamaica and if you scored an own goal they'd refer to you as Escobar but thank goodness that's as far as it went.

[@rhdtv2002]

I remember seeing that live I didn’t expect them to kill him

[@IrontoughItalian]

I knew in those years around 1994 Columbia was a very good powered team. They had a golden generation VALDERRAMA, RINCON, ASPRILLA etc. Watching this video I just learned that Columbia before the 94 world cup was on a 26 game winning streak. I am not surprised. Unfortunately in soccer any team can lose at anytime. I remember when Escobar was shot it was very big news and sent chills down the spine of the soccer world. It was a very sad day in the world of football

[@PizzaLord]

Columbia was good back then but not as good as Colombia

[@Ben-fx9kx]

Why is this video so much better than the rest on this channel?

[@vargas218]

Great recap.

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

Still crazy af that’s messed up

[@rufnek3124]

This was a sad story for the whole Colombia team of 1994.

[@josephfigueira813]

Thank you for the spin on one of my favorite team for life ...🙉🙉🙉🤯🤯🤯😭😭😭😭😭🍉

[@mediafrenzy9966]

It just breaks my heart. I remember watching that game as a kid and that own goal. I was 10 years old and that’s when I first really learned of “own goal”. He was a young man that was killed by trash. May he RIP.

[@badger297]

I watched the ESPN 30 for 30 of this. Never watched 30 sec of soccer in my life. That shit made me cry

[@nimo6972]

Even if he didn't put the ball in his own net, it was going to be a goal anyways.

[@DevelopmentofAvoid]

the way you go from english accent to spanish accent makes my head spin

[@Cesar-pq2ck]

Still, this Colombian squad, prior to the ‘94 WC, is the best I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve never seen football be played the way they did.

[@nasirmuhammad3901]

What a nice summary of a very sad story of a very good player.

[@helenahopkinson381]

It's just a game not worth killing someone for.

[@lee7701]

Unfortunately in South America it’s a lot more than just a game

[@kyle2095]

They problably had huge money betted on the game on top of that it was world cup game then lashed out

[@kevsmith6783]

That Colombian team made me like football...but the 98 Reggae Boyz made me completely fall in love with this beautiful game....

[@phenamenol]

I remember the game then heard and read of the shooting incident later …. Sad sad sad …

[@wazzabanzook5028]

I watched this match live, time flies 🪰

[@mrswutchchuck]

Yet you are still here

[@wazzabanzook5028]

@@mrswutchchuck Alhamdu lillah

[@jeffreyakhuetie5937]

What a senseless murder! A man gets killed for carrying out his duties as a citizen to his country.

[@jamaicanworld4598]

I remember when this happened it was sad 😭, I remember when ever you scored a own goal back then in Jamaica you were called Escobar.

[@jessearewe620]

Nice analysis

[@dancehallentertainment5637]

Columbia was wild man

[@timsmith1323]

Colombia not Columbia mate the second spelling is how Americans spell the District of Columbia in the US which is Washington DC now or the capital of South Carolina

[@Nukemall305]

@@timsmith1323 bro stop talking you’re english

[@BenDover-sx3jx]

@@timsmith1323 bro stop talking tour pavor for jamappe

[@Alty11]

@@timsmith1323you must be fun at parties

[@canfitdeeznutsinyamouth1470]

@@timsmith1323 do you have friends ? Nerd.

[@cbarclay99]

There is a more specific theory linking Andres' death to gambling. The theory suggests that there was a bet between Colombian gangsters located in Medellin and Cali as to how well Colombia would do. The people in Cali felt that coach Maturana favoured Medellin based players over Cali based players and that consequently the team would do poorly. The people in Medellin felt that the team would do well. Andres was not executed just because his own goal cost the people in Medellin but because it was believed that he had been bribed to throw the game.

[@rebeccaforbis2704]

This happened during a very dark time in Colombia. I will never believe Andres Escobar had any intention other than to play his very best in the World Cup. If you watch the own goal he is trying to block a shot that was on target to another player that almost certainly would have scored. The Goalkeeper would probably not make the save. If he had been paid off, a sliding attempt to tackle or block was unnessary. Just let it go. While Andres is laying on the ground after the goal, you can see how upset he was. He wanted a World Cup win to unite people and make them feel proud. The men that shot him were never brought to justice but paid someone else to take the blame. Andres Escobar should stand as a beacon of hope in times of great adversity and lack of protection by the law. The people of Colombia had him as an example of honor, courage and strenght, to be proud of being Colombian. Descalation and forgivness, education and helping people reenter society built a new Country. There may still be troubled areas, but they are so few compared to the 80's and 90's. What I pray will be the last talks with FARC are taking place. Only in forgiveness can these people be brought back into society. Colombians have made that leap of faith. We should support them and do whatever they request of us to see their dreams come true. Rest in Peace Andres Escobar. You are the spark of hope that helped your country move toward a better tomorrow. AND It is easy to make malicious statements about someone that is dead. Especially as years turn all of those involved in a cold blooded murder into urban legends. Whatever the "reason" for shooting Andrés Escobar in the back, it cannot ever be justified or excused.

[@1922BluePhoenix]

yep that's the story I heard also as a child

[@cbarclay99]

@@rebeccaforbis2704 I did not suggest that Andres Escobar took a bribe. I said that it was believed by the people who killed him that he had. Those are two very different statements.

[@rebeccaforbis2704]

@@cbarclay99 You are correct. I apologize for my mistake in how I read it.

[@cbarclay99]

@@rebeccaforbis2704 Thank you. I too do not want to slander the dead.

[@williamirungu1747]

They did great injustice to football fraternity,I missed to c u playing this great game

[@imreadyifyourready]

Heartbreaking . The storie of cabanias is also heartbreaking .

[@rashalali2091]

We love ❤️ Andes Escobar. RIP

[@fentonbarriteau8648]

Qué triste ....descanso en paz

[@aniketjoshi7199]

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