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– The brother of the late Andres Escobar, Sachi, revealed that there was tension in the air about a possible reappearance of his brother's murder in Colombia
– Carlos Sanchez received messages of death threats. In the third minute of the Colombian inaugural match against Japan
– Sachi takes advantage of his brother's 24th birthday to call on Colombians not to kill or threaten the country's players
. The brother of the late Andres Escobar revealed that there was tension in the air over a possible reappearance of the murder of his brother if the Colombian tricolor fails to shine during the World Cup in Russia , according to reports.
During the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, his younger brother Andres Escobar scored his own goal in a 2-1 defeat by the host nation. Unfortunately, 10 days later, Andres was killed in cold blood
. Later, a bodyguard linked to a drug cabal was convicted for killing the 27-year-old defender, who had made only tricolor against the three Lions of England. Russia: Escobar's brother fears that another Colombian footballer will be murdered when he disappoints against England "title =" Russia 2018: Escobar's brother fears that " 39, another Colombian footballer is murdered when he disappoints against England "
The late Andres Escobar in action for Colombia against the USA in 1994. Photo credit: Getty Images
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At the World Center, Colombian center Tricolor Carlos Sanchez was sent off after three minutes of opening play against Colombia Japan in the current World in Russia and he was beaten with messages of death threat.
Escobar's brother, who fears that a tragedy similar to that of his brother, be on the point to repeat himself.
Addressing UK Mirror on the occasion of his brother's 24th birthday Sachi admits that nothing has been learned by Colombians. He quickly appealed to fans not to let go of their anger against the three Lions of England in the last 16 clashes on Tuesday.
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Sachi also commissioned members of the World Cup Tricolor's team of "evoke the spirit of Andres" during the Tuesday confrontation scheduled for the Moscow Spartak Stadium by way of compensation against the English, just as his late scored at of his stay on earth. " the highest and happiest moment of his life."
Interestingly, a Twitter user posted a picture of Sanchez next to a picture of Andres and the ominous message: "I propose a dream".
While another user wrote: " If Andres Escobar was killed for scoring an own goal, then Carlos Sanchez should be murdered ."
ATTENTION: Click Sachi, who now runs the Universidad Catolica in high-flying Ecuador, after leaving active football, thinks that Sanchez and his family are " desperate and helpless" ] following the threats, which he insists, is a clear indication that his compatriots and his compatriots have "learned nothing" of the tragic death of his brother.
"As a brother who went through this, I know what must be going on in their head, and I would not want anyone to go through it."
"Carlos must feel both sad for the mistake he made, and very scared, and his family too.
" My brother Never received threats, they shot him in the most cowardly manner. The fact that people can still say these things on social networks, even threatening to kill, scare players and their families, shows me that nothing good came out of the death of Andres, nothing has been learned. ]
"These people are just people who are not real Colombian football fans, who should be arrested and thrown in jail, but, despite what happened, there is no such thing There are still no laws in the country to stop them, "said Sachi
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Sachi, photographed with his family, urges fans of the Colombian national team not to target the players if they make mistakes ( In addition, he takes advantage of the death of his younger brother to attract Colombians. kill or threaten players representing the country in the World Cup.
"I want to send an important message to those who think that things can be solved with violence, and with weapons, that they can take someone's life just because 39, they make a mistake, in this case the life of a football player.
"I know what each of the Colombian players means to his family. I want people to see them as human beings, as sons, husbands and fathers, first and foremost.
"Football should be a vehicle of peace and social transformation, and in the end, it's just a game.
" I know that in this World Cup the players are under more pressure than ever, because they are better than at any other time, and because the country believes that we can Russia: Escobar's brother fears that another Colombian footballer will be murdered when he disappoints against England "title =" Russia 2018: Escobar's brother fears that another Colombian footballer will be murdered if he disappoints against England "
Escobar (Image: Getty Images)
" But I really hope that, if Colombia does not have responded to these expectations, so the tragedy that happens to my brother is not repeated. I really hope that every player's life is not threatened because one team has not achieved good results or has not managed to take advantage of the next phase of the World Cup in Russia.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that Yerry Mina's 74th-minute goal against Senegal was the difference that the Tricolor finished top of the group.
Mina rose the highest in the box to feed his Ndiaye header in goal for Senegal.It was his second goal of the tournament.
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