Drug lord linked to death of footballer shot 6 times for World Cup own goal gunned down

Andres Escobar was shot dead days after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup, leading to Columbia being knocked out. Now, a drug trafficker linked to the killing has been found dead


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