About World Soccer: The Andres Escobar Murder

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World Soccer World Soccer Basics Teams & Players 2014 World Cup From Stewart Coggin, your Guide to World Soccer Tuesday is the 20th anniversary of the death of Colombia defender Andres Escobar. The Atletico Nacional player was fatally shot after scoring an own-goal against the USA at the 1994 World Cup. While Escobar's team continue to dazzle in Brazil, I recall one of the most tragic events in World Cup history. The Sad Death Of Escobar Colombian soccer in the 1980s and 90s was inextricably linked to society and the Andres Escobar murder was a sad illustration of this fact. Search Related Topics:  andres escobar  colombian soccer  Colombia 2014 World Cup Squad Profile Over the last 18 months, Colombia have risen from a trendy “dark horse” pick for an outsider contender at the 2014 World Cup to genuine challengers for the trophy. Search Related Topics:  colombia soccer  colombia soccer team  2014 world cup World Cup Schedule and Results Here is a list of the fixtures and results at the 2014 World Cup. Scroll down to see the groups. Search Related Topics:  2014 world cup  2014 world cup schedule  world cup soccer players 2014 World Cup Top Scorers A list of the 2014 World Cup top scorers. Search Related Topics:  world cup records  world cup top scorers  2014 world cup Related Searches World Soccer 2014 USA World Cup Team Italy Soccer Team Brazil and World Cup USA Soccer Schedule Featured Articles The U.S. College Game Youth Soccer The Women's Game Soccer Culture Soccer History Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Stewart Coggin World Soccer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com World Soccer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads World Cup Schedule & Results 2014 World Cup Top Scorers World Cup Profile: Argentina World Cup Profile: Germany World Cup Profile: Brazil   Follow me on: Advertisement