{"id":469616,"date":"2023-11-14T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=469616"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:26:07","slug":"luis-diaz-greets-his-father-after-kidnapping-horror","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/luis-diaz-greets-his-father-after-kidnapping-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz greets his father after kidnapping horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Colombia forward Luis Diaz has met his father, the South American country&#8217;s football headquarters have confirmed. Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was kidnaped by the National Liberation Army but was released last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz stayed with his Liverpool team-mates until last Sunday when the Reds beat Brentford 3-0 in a Premier League clash. Colombia will play a World Cup qualifier against Brazil on November 15.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the moment Luis Diaz was reunited with his father. \u2764 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HStE4fT9xe\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/HStE4fT9xe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport\/status\/1724478203622764799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the time being, Luis Manuel Diaz will remain in his homeland, despite the serious shock suffered after the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Luis Diaz reunited with his father in Colombia. \u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCFSeleccionCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FCFSeleccionCol<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2p44uYTZI6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/2p44uYTZI6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1724438592963883244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are a family,&#8221; wrote the Colombian Football Federation, posting a photo of the Liverpool footballer and his father on Platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Manuel D\u00edaz was held hostage by the National Liberation Army for 12 days. &#8220;I want to stay in my city together with my whole family,&#8221; said the father of the Liverpool player, quoted by world agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Colombia forward Luis Diaz has met his father, the South American country&#8217;s football headquarters have confirmed. 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