Luis Diaz's family gripped by son's football odyssey as they watch from afar in Colombia

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN

Updated 0704 GMT (1504 HKT) May 27, 2022

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Barrancas, Colombia (CNN)The house of the Diaz-Brito family stands at the end of a leafy road in a large mining town in northwestern Colombia, but it might as well be a stone's throw from Anfield Stadium for the passion it breathes when Liverpool is playing.

For this town, Barrancas, is the birthplace of Luis Fernando Diaz, a 25-year-old Colombian winger who has taken the Premier League by storm this year, playing a leading role in Liverpool's FA Cup triumph and the close run for the Premier League title.On Saturday, Diaz will have a chance to do