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The shocking story behind Colombian soccer player who was killed after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World
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Twenty-one years ago, Andres Escobar was killed after scoring own-goal in 1994 World Cup | FOX Sports
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Andrés Escobar (Own Goal) - World Cup 1994 - Group A | United States - Colombia 2:1 | 35' o.g. (1:0) - YouTube
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Colombias andres escobar tangles with his goalkeeper rene higuita hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Brian Phillips on Twitter: "22 GOALS episode 10 — OK, this is the hard one. Today we're talking about Andrés Escobar, 1994, passion, murder, idealism, cartel money, and how to respect someone
![Designer Andres Escobar on His Colombian Roots, Montreal Home and NYC Projects – Commercial Observer Designer Andres Escobar on His Colombian Roots, Montreal Home and NYC Projects – Commercial Observer](https://commercialobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/04/andresescobar_066.jpg?quality=80)
Designer Andres Escobar on His Colombian Roots, Montreal Home and NYC Projects – Commercial Observer
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La esencia de Andrés Escobar regresa para recordarnos que el futbol es solo un juego - Los Angeles Times
![FIFA on Twitter: "#RIP Andres Escobar, who died #OnThisDay in 1994 http://t.co/Bdj416AIfq http://t.co/Zcj5j52xIF" / Twitter FIFA on Twitter: "#RIP Andres Escobar, who died #OnThisDay in 1994 http://t.co/Bdj416AIfq http://t.co/Zcj5j52xIF" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFS5kePWYAATPwb.jpg:large)