Sunday, July 5, 2009

Careful with soccer players! They are a sensitive bunch!


Next time you cal a player that he sucks or he's lousy...be careful or this might happen to you.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – A Colombian soccer player shot and killed a fan for calling him "lousy" on Sunday, days after the player's
team lost a local championship, police said.
Javier Florez, a midfielder for the Atletico Junior team of the Caribbean city Barranquilla, ran from the scene of the shooting but soon turned himself in to authorities.
Witnesses told police Florez shot Israel Castillo with a handgun after the 27-year-old electrician called him a "maleta" -- which in Colombian parlance describes a "lousy" player.
Atletico Junior lost the Apertura Championship final to a team called Once Caldas late last month.
The shooting recalled the case of Andres Escobar, a defender on Colombia's national team who was gunned down after a poor performance in the 1994 World Cup, which was played in the United States.
(Reporting by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by John O'Callaghan)


People in Colombia are very passionate about their "Futbol".

1 comment:

Sings-With-Spirits said...

"Witnesses told police Florez shot Israel Castillo with a handgun after the 27-year-old electrician called him a "maleta" -- which in Colombian parlance describes a "lousy" player."

Well, we'll call him a "pendejo", which in Puerto Rican parlance describes an idiot who shoots another over something stupid.

Sounds good to you?