The parents of Colombian and Liverpool striker Luis Diaz have been kidnapped and while his mother was later rescued, his father remains missing, authorities said.
The parents of the 26-year-old were reportedly kidnapped as they drove to their home. Gunmen on motorbikes stopped them and drove them away in the vehicle, authorities said.
Diaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued by police in the city of Barrancas in the northern department of La Guajira, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said.
The country’s police director, General William Salamanca, said in a video he is using every agent to find Diaz’ father.
The Colombian Attorney-General’s Office made a statement earlier that it had assembled a team of investigators to search for the footballer’s parents.
