Brian explores the beautiful life and violent death of Andres Escobar, the great Colombian defender who was murdered after scoring an own goal at the 1994 World Cup. Escobar has become a symbol to millions. But how can we find the person underneath the martyr?
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
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19 | Pelé (1958)
18 | Carlos Alberto (1970)
17 | Michael Owen (1998)
16 | Lionel Messi (2014) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018)
15 | Landon Donovan (2010)
14 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst (2010)
13 | Lucien Laurent (1930)
12 | Johan Cruyff (1974)
11 | Esteban Cambiasso (2006) and James Rodríguez (2014)
9 | Joe Gaetjens (1950)
8 | Zinedine Zidane (2006)
7 | Geoff Hurst (1966)
6 | Marco Tardelli (1982)
5 | Roger Milla (1990)
4 | Dennis Bergkamp (1998)
3 | Kylian Mbappé (2018)
2 | Ronaldo (2002)
1 | Diego Maradona (1986)
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