Season 5 · Episode 6
Andres Escobar: The Gentleman of Football
Hindsight · Al Jazeera
December 13, 202241m 51s
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Show Notes
Andrés Escobar was considered the gentleman of football for his clean, calm play on the pitch. But his life was cut short after a mistake at the 1994 World Cup. In hindsight, it was impossible to separate the footballer, and the sport, from the other Escobar in 1990s Colombia.
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anders escobarpablo escobar1994 world cupescobar assassinatedUS world cupworld cupgentleman of football