{"id":144860,"date":"2023-11-06T09:29:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144860"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:29:52","slug":"moment-luis-diazs-family-celebrate-stoppage-time-goal-against-luton-as-kidnappers-stall-release-of-liverpool-stars-dad-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/moment-luis-diazs-family-celebrate-stoppage-time-goal-against-luton-as-kidnappers-stall-release-of-liverpool-stars-dad-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment Luis Diaz's family celebrate stoppage-time goal against Luton as kidnappers stall release of Liverpool star's dad | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LUIS Diaz's emotional family celebrated the Liverpool star's late goal last night as the hunt continues for his kidnapped dad.<\/p>\n
The footballer's father, 58, was taken hostage at gunpoint ELN rebels\u00a0alongside his wife at a petrol station in Colombia nine days ago.<\/p>\n
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Cilenis Marulanda was rescued within hours – but\u00a0Diaz's father Luis Manuel is yet to be found as his release by the guerrilla\u00a0group stalls.<\/p>\n
Amid the desperate search for Luis Manuel, Diaz netted a dramatic late equaliser against Luton on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
After scoring in stoppage time, Diaz lifted his shirt to reveal the words "Libertad Para Papa" – meaning "Freedom for my father".<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old had come off the bench at Kenilworth Road to secure a vital point for\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0who sit third in the Prem following the 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
His celebration sparked jubilation among Liverpool fans who have rallied behind the winger in the nine days since\u00a0his dad's horror kidnapping.<\/p>\n And his extended family watched on at home – with a short clip from his grandparent's home showing a crowd cheering.<\/p>\n They can be heard screaming and pumping their fists while huddled around a television.<\/p>\n After clinching the 95th-minute goal, Diaz made an impassioned plea to the guerilla rebels holding his dad to release him "immediately".<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In a heart-rending post on\u00a0Instagram Diaz, writing in Spanish, said: "Every second, every minute our anguish grows.<\/p>\n "My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, distressed and without words to describe what we are feeling.<\/p>\n "This suffering will only end when we have him back home.<\/p>\n "I beg you to resolve this immediately, respecting your integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible.<\/p>\n "In the name of love and compassion, we ask that you reconsider your actions and allow us to get him back."<\/p>\n It comes days after the ELN group promised to release Luis Manuel.<\/p>\n But the rebels have insisted they need \u201csecurity guarantees\u201d before freeing him.<\/p>\n The guerrilla group pledged to "keep their word" – but accused the government of complicating things with the response triggered by the kidnap.<\/p>\n CCTV footage showed the D\u00edazes being followed by men on motorbikes in their hometown of Barrancas, in the northern province of La Guajira.<\/p>\n Gunmen then accosted the couple at a petrol station, leaving Cilenis, before police closed in.<\/p>\n Police have been combing the mountainous Serran\u00eda del Perij\u00e1 area near the Venezuelan border for Diaz during a frantic week-long hunt.<\/p>\n The horror meant\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0winger Diaz missed two games for his club but he appeared in Sunday's fixture against Luton.<\/p>\n It comes amid reports the ELN planned the kidnapping for at least five months.<\/p>\n ELN members had put Luis Manuel Diaz under surveillance to study his routine, Colombian outlet Semana reported.<\/p>\n They would work out the times he left home and returned, the places he visited and the friends he frequented.<\/p>\n Colombian authorities have offered a reward of $200,000,000 Peso (\u00a340,600) for Diaz's dad's return.<\/p>\n<\/picture>'I BEG YOU' <\/span><\/p>\n
Luis Diaz bags dramatic late goal before unveiling message for kidnapped dad<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>'RELEASE HIM' <\/span><\/p>\n
Luis Diaz's mum urges guerrilla kidnappers to release Liverpool star's dad<\/h3>\n
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