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Liverpool player Luis Diaz's father freed by kidnappers in Colombia

Luis Diaz’s father has been released almost two weeks after he was kidnapped, the Colombian Football Federation has confirmed.

Colombian Guerrillas Free Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz's Kidnapped Father

Colombia'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.

Luis Diaz's father released by captors

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas have freed the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, after kidnapping him in the country's north nearly two weeks ago, the government said.

Pulisic, Weah miss out on USMNT roster through injury - ESPN

AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic and Juventus midfielder Timothy Weah have been left off the United States men's national team roster that will take part in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League next week, with both players ruled out through injury.