Xuventude de Cambados’ sudden rise was worthy of the drug kingpin who made it all possible – but their subsequent fall was an inevitability
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THE NAME LUIS ESCOBAR stimulates discussion and inspires nostalgia all over his native Peru. He has reached near-mythical status, with stories of his legendary talent having been passed down by generations of…
This feature is part of A Tale of One City Bogotá, landlocked high on an Andean savannah and bordered by mountains, isn’t an obvious footballing city. Historically football in Colombia hails not…
This feature is part of The Fleeting Fraternity Football is a game that can be summed up in two words: ‘what if?’ As if the fates conspired – as they tend to…
In 1989, Pablo Escobar was ranked seventh by Forbes Magazine on the World’s Billionaires List. A man with immense power, wealth and a notoriously violent streak, Escobar ran the Medellín drug cartel in…