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Colombia Defeat Disappointing Spain In Friendly | Football News
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Colombia Defeat Disappointing Spain In Friendly | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia inflicted Spain's first defeat in almost a year with a 1-0 friendly victory in London on Friday. Crystal Palace defender Daniel Munoz struck in the second half after a superb run by Luis Diaz to capitalise on a disappointing display from La Roja ahead of this summer's European Championship in Germany. Spain, who won the Nations League last year to end an 11-year run without silverware after triumphing at Euro 2012, underwhelmed in their second loss under coach Luis de la Fuente.The first came in March 2023 in a defeat by Scotland in Euro 2024 qualifying which cast early doubt over the coach's credentials for the job, with concerns easing over the subsequent months.De la Fuente picked an experimental line-up against Colombia, handing Athletic Bilbao defender Dani Vivian hi...
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Injury-hit Liverpool Produce ‘Fireworks’ To Blow Away Luton | Football News
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Injury-hit Liverpool Produce ‘Fireworks’ To Blow Away Luton | Football News

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp said his injury-ravaged Liverpool produced "fireworks" to come from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday. Chiedozie Ogbene had given the Hatters a shock first-half lead against a Liverpool side missing Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota among others. Dutch international duo Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo turned the game on its head in two minutes just before the hour mark before Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott secured the win. Victory takes Klopp's men four points clear of Manchester City and fi...
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Liverpool Fly In Luis Diaz’s Freed Parents For Christmas | Football News
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Liverpool Fly In Luis Diaz’s Freed Parents For Christmas | Football News

[ad_1] Parents of Colombian star footballer Luis Diaz© AFPLiverpool have flown the parents of Colombian star Luis Diaz over to spend Christmas in England as they recover from the ordeal of being kidnapped in their homeland. Diaz's father was released last week after being held for 12 days by the ELN guerilla group. Luis Manuel Diaz was seized along with his wife Cilenis Marulanda on October 28. Marulanda was rescued hours later and a massive search operation by ground and air was launched for her husband.Luis Diaz was reunited with his parents on his return to Colombia for international duty on Tuesday.The Liverpool forward then went on to score both goals in a fairytale 2-1 win over Brazil in World Cup qualifying.Liverpool chartered a private flight that arrived in England on Saturday f...
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Luis Diaz Double Fires Colombia Over Brazil After Kidnap Drama | Football News
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Luis Diaz Double Fires Colombia Over Brazil After Kidnap Drama | Football News

[ad_1] Luis Diaz scored a fairytale second-half double to fire Colombia to a 2-1 upset over Brazil on Thursday, capping a roller coaster month that saw his father kidnapped by guerrillas for 12 days. Amid incredible scenes at Barranquilla's Estadio Metropolitano, Liverpool forward Diaz headed home in the 75th and 79th minutes as Colombia claimed a vital win in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Diaz's goals cancelled out Brazil's opener from Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli. A bad night for Brazil was compounded by an injury to Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr, who exited with a thigh injury after 27 minutes.Diaz's match-winning brace left his father Luis Manuel Diaz -- watching in the stands wearing a Colombia shirt -- overcome with emotion.Diaz had only been reunited with his f...
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Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Dad Reunited After 12-Day Kidnapping Ordeal | Football News
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Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Dad Reunited After 12-Day Kidnapping Ordeal | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool striker Luis Diaz had a tearful reunion Tuesday with his father, freed last week after a 12-day kidnapping ordeal at the hands of Colombia's ELN guerrilla group. Diaz was back home in Colombia to join the national team ahead of a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil Thursday in the seaport city of Barranquilla, where the meeting with his dad, Luis Manuel Diaz, was arranged. The pair embraced in tears, according to images distributed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).Luis Manuel Diaz, 56, wore a black T-shirt with the words: "No more kidnapping.""After 12 days deprived of freedom, this is the first contact of the player with his father and the rest of the family, who lived long moments of anguish," the FCF said on its website with a photo of the two men and ...
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Walked ‘Too Much’: Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz’s Dad Recounts Kidnapping | Football News
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Walked ‘Too Much’: Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz’s Dad Recounts Kidnapping | Football News

[ad_1] Between tears, Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, recounted Friday how he was made to walk "too much" with little sleep in the nearly two weeks he was held hostage in a mountainous area of Colombia by members of the ELN guerrilla group. Diaz, finally liberated Thursday after calls from around the world for his freedom, told reporters at his home in the country's north he went through a "very difficult" time, surviving "almost 12 days without sleep."Diaz's wife Cilenis Marulanda, who was taken by the same ELN kidnappers on October 28 but rescued hours later, rubbed her husband's back lovingly as he broke down in tears mid-statement.Behind the pair hung a string of golden balloons spelling out "Welcome Mane," his nickname, in Spanish.Diaz walked with obvious di...
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Europa League: Liverpool Lose On Luis Diaz Return As West Ham United Go Top | Football News
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Europa League: Liverpool Lose On Luis Diaz Return As West Ham United Go Top | Football News

[ad_1] Luis Diaz started for Liverpool hours after his kidnapped father was released but the Reds lost 3-2 to Toulouse on Thursday as West Ham ensured they have European football in 2024. The stunning upset in France came courtesy of goals from Aron Donnum, Thijs Dallinga and Frank Magri as Liverpool sank to their first defeat in the Europa League this campaign. However, the game was not without controversy with VAR intervening to rule out an equaliser deep in injury-time from Jarell Quansah."It was well deserved to lose because they won pretty much all the decisive challenges, battles," said Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as his side missed a chance to book their place in the knock-out stages.Toulouse now sit on seven points, two behind the Premier League club and three ahead of third-plac...
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Colombian Guerrillas Free Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz’s Kidnapped Father | Football News
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Colombian Guerrillas Free Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz’s Kidnapped Father | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz© AFPColombia's ELN guerrilla group on Thursday freed the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, 12 days after kidnapping him, according to live TV footage. After being handed over by the rebels to a humanitarian mission, Luis Manuel Diaz arrived by helicopter in the northeastern city of Valledupar, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) from his hometown of Barrancas where he was abducted with his wife on October 28. She was rescued the same day. "Long live Freedom and Peace," President Gustavo Petro wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after the release. The Bishops Conference of Colombia, involved in negotiating the handover, released a photograph of Diaz in a wooded area with a woman taking his vital signs.The 26-year-old winger's father and mother Cilenis Mar...
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Luis Diaz Implores Group To Release Father After Scoring On Liverpool Return | Football News
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Luis Diaz Implores Group To Release Father After Scoring On Liverpool Return | Football News

[ad_1] Luis Diaz after scoring for Liverpool© AFPColombian international Luis Diaz begged the guerrilla group which kidnapped his parents on October 28 to release his father after scoring on his return to action for Liverpool on Friday. Diaz's mother was rescued within hours of her capture last week, but the search goes on for his father Luis Manuel Diaz. After heading in a stoppage-time equaliser to prevent Liverpool suffering a shock defeat at Luton in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, Diaz displayed a t-shirt saying "freedom for Dad"."I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my father, and I ask international organisations to intercede for his freedom," Diaz said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter.On Saturday, the head of Colombia's ELN guerrilla group acknowledged the organisation had m...
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Parents Of Liverpool Winger Luis Diaz Kidnapped In Colombia | Football News
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Parents Of Liverpool Winger Luis Diaz Kidnapped In Colombia | Football News

[ad_1] The mother of Liverpool winger Luis Diaz was rescued from kidnappers on Saturday but a search remains ongoing for his father, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. Petro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Diaz's mother was rescued in Barrancas, in the north of Colombia. "We continue in the search for the father," he added. Colombia's attorney general's office said it had been working intensively on the case. "From the moment the attorney general's office learned of the kidnapping of the parents of the Colombian player Luis Diaz, in the Barrancas sector of La Guajira, a specialised team of prosecutors, police and military personnel have been working to find the location of these people, clarify the facts and find those responsible," the office said on X.Local media repo...
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