Current:Home > FinanceLuis Diaz appeals for the release of his kidnapped father after scoring for Liverpool-VaTradeCoin
Luis Diaz appeals for the release of his kidnapped father after scoring for Liverpool
View Date:2025-01-08 16:24:36
LUTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz returned to Liverpool’s team and scored a late equalizer in its Premier League soccer match against Luton on Sunday, with his father still missing after being kidnapped by a guerrilla group in Colombia.
Diaz had missed Liverpool’s last two games but trained since Thursday and was selected on the bench for the match at Kenilworth Road. He entered the game in the 83rd and scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw for his team.
He revealed a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom For Papa”) after the goal.
Diaz followed that up with a post on Instagram later Sunday.
It read: “Today the footballer is not speaking to you. Today Lucho Diaz, the son of Luis Manuel Diaz, is speaking to you. Mane, my dad, is a tireless worker, a pillar in the family and he has been kidnapped. I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my father, and I ask international organizations to work together for his freedom.
“Every second, every minute, our anguish grows. My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, distressed and without words to describe what we are feeling. This suffering will only end when we have him back home. I beg you to release him immediately, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible.”
Both of Diaz’s parents were kidnapped in the small Colombian town of Barrancas last weekend, though his mother was rescued within hours by police. Colombia’s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the kidnapping.
“At the training ground he was fine, on the pitch he was fine, so that’s why he is here,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had said about his player ahead of the game.
“All the signs he gets, as far as I understand, are very positive,” Klopp said about the situation regarding Diaz’s father. “Negotiations are ongoing but still positive and that’s why (Diaz) wanted to be part of the team.”
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
veryGood! (16893)
Related
- Michael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse
- Teen arrested in connection with Baltimore shooting that killed 2, injured 28
- Twitter threatens legal action over Meta's copycat Threads, report says
- Many Nations Receive Failing Scores on Climate Change and Health
- College football Week 12 expert picks for every Top 25 game include SEC showdowns
- In the Pacific, Global Warming Disrupted The Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars And Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance.
- Warmer Temperatures May Offer California Farmers a Rare Silver Lining: Fewer Frosts
- In a year marked by inflation, 'buy now, pay later' is the hottest holiday trend
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, 4G
- Climate Change is Weakening the Ocean Currents That Shape Weather on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Ranking
- New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes
- Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process
- With Coal’s Dominance in Missouri, Prospects of Clean Energy Transition Remain Uncertain
- Warming Trends: The Value of Natural Land, a Climate Change Podcast and Traffic Technology in Hawaii
- Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
- Trump special counsel investigations cost over $9 million in first five months
- Republican attorneys general issue warning letter to Target about Pride merchandise
- Dozens hurt in Manhattan collision involving double-decker tour bus
Recommendation
-
Wendi McLendon-Covey talks NBC sitcom 'St. Denis Medical' and hospital humor
-
Super-Polluting Methane Emissions Twice Federal Estimates in Permian Basin, Study Finds
-
16 Amazon Beach Day Essentials For the Best Hassle-Free Summer Vacay
-
Casey DeSantis pitches voters on husband Ron DeSantis as the parents candidate
-
Judge recuses himself in Arizona fake elector case after urging response to attacks on Kamala Harris
-
For the Ohio River Valley, an Ethane Storage Facility in Texas Is Either a Model or a Cautionary Tale
-
Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle privacy and deception cases
-
Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle privacy and deception cases