The brother of a Colombian soccer player who was killed after scoring an own goal fears for the lives of the country's 2018 World Cup stars
- The Colombian national soccer team was dumped out of the World Cup on Tuesday.
- Colombia lost to England after a nail-biting penalty shootout, a result that led to death threats on social media.
- The concerning messages arrived near the 24th anniversary of Andrés Escobar's murder. The Colombian defender was shot on Medellín's streets, a murder many believe was retaliation for scoring an own goal at the 1994 tournament.
- Escobar's brother fears for the lives of the 2018 class.
Published July 5, 2018
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