Was Andres Escobar murdered because of a football-related incident?
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Andres Escobar was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a defender. He was murdered on July 2, 1994, in the aftermath of his own team's loss to the United States in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. It is not clear whether or not his murder was directly related to the game, but there is some evidence to suggest that it was.
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