![TIL in 1994, Andres Escobar, a colombian soccer player , was killed for scoring a goal by mistake to his own team in the football World Cup of that year. The murder TIL in 1994, Andres Escobar, a colombian soccer player , was killed for scoring a goal by mistake to his own team in the football World Cup of that year. The murder](https://external-preview.redd.it/rS2aL6ijDx68gpVb64KjNdULWWQWUgy3svLqQP9eXXw.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bcf14256c6e3e6b377116eadb5968f940b9d40b)
TIL in 1994, Andres Escobar, a colombian soccer player , was killed for scoring a goal by mistake to his own team in the football World Cup of that year. The murder
![Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Andrés Escobar would have turned 58 today. 🕊️ He was assassinated by the drug cartel in July 1994 in Medellín for scoring the own goal against USA Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Andrés Escobar would have turned 58 today. 🕊️ He was assassinated by the drug cartel in July 1994 in Medellín for scoring the own goal against USA](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNwXjpTVkAQ4niL.jpg)
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Andrés Escobar would have turned 58 today. 🕊️ He was assassinated by the drug cartel in July 1994 in Medellín for scoring the own goal against USA
![Colombia, 2014 World Cup: The magnificent Falcao is out of the World Cup, but his team will carry on. Colombia, 2014 World Cup: The magnificent Falcao is out of the World Cup, but his team will carry on.](https://compote.slate.com/images/7dede994-1322-484a-b149-0a141c0b765d.jpg?width=1200)