Liverpool’s D\u00edaz reunited with father after kidnapping release\u060c<\/p>\n
Colombian Liverpool winger Luis D\u00edaz has been reunited with his father for the first time since the latter’s kidnapping, the Colombian football federation announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Luis Manuel D\u00edaz, 58, was released on Thursday by the National Liberation Army (ELN), 12 days after he was taken hostage on October 28 in Barrancas, a rural municipality where he resides in the northern province of La Guajira.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n The winger remained with Liverpool during this period until Sunday’s Premier League victory over Brentford, before returning to Colombia ahead of Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Brazil.<\/p>\n The Colombian Football<\/a> Federation shared photos of the father and son’s emotional reunion on X, formerly known as Twitter, with the caption “we are family.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5 \u00a1\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc25 \ud83c\udfa5 \ud835\udc33\ud835\udc28\u0301\ud835\udc27! \ud83e\udec2<\/p>\n Swindle @LuisFDiaz19<\/a> and the receipt from your family, we have a right to our concentration \ud83e\udd29#TodosSomosColombia<\/a>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 pic.twitter.com\/2vwQD6dLxj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Selection Colombia (@FCFSeleccionCol) November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n D\u00edaz’s father said he would stay in Colombia despite his difficult kidnapping experience.<\/p>\n \u201cMy aspirations are to continue in my city because I have all my family in my city,\u201d he said at a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n