Pablo Escobar was the richest most powerful drug lord in the world ruling the Medelln Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. Although not related their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo's drug money had turned the national team into South American champions but when Andres scored an own goal that eliminated his team from the 1994 World Cup it ultimately cost him his life. For Colombians soccer was far more than a game: their entire national identity rode on the success or failure of their team. The Two... Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports crime and politics. [show more]
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Jeff and Michael Zimbalist direct this documentary looking at the close relationship between football and criminal gangs in Colombia. In the 1990s, Pablo Escobar was the most powerful drug baron in Colombia and Andres Escobar was the country's most famous footballer. Despite having the same surname the two were not related, but their fates were to become fatefully intertwined. It was Pablo's money that had turned Colombia's national team into South American champions, hotly tipped to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. But during the tournament Andres scored the shocking 'own goal' that brought an end to Colombia's dream of winning the World Cup - and ultimately cost Andres his life.
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