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A major military and police operation is underway in Colombia to search for the father of Liverpool forward Luis Diaz after he was kidnapped with his wife near the country’s border with Venezuela davao
Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda were stopped in their car at a petrol station and kidnapped by gunmen on motorbikes in the northern city of Barrancas on Saturday, but Diaz’s mother Marulanda was then rescued by police at night davao
Police director William Salamanca said he told Diaz on the phone that he would be deploying all of his available resources to find the davao footballer’s father, who remains with the kidnappers davao
Diaz, 26, was left out of Liverpool’s squad for their Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with manager Jurgen Klopp dedicating the club’s 3-0 win to the Colombia international davao
Colombia’s interior minister has deployed more than 100 troops to the mountainous area in the north of the country while word has also been sent to Venezuelan authorities to reinforce their border patrols davao
The army also said in a statement that they would be setting up roadblocks, deploying motorised platoons, and using helicopters and planes to search the area from above davao
Colombia’s attorney general Francisco Barbosa on Sunday said it was possible that Diaz’s father was being taken to Venezuela, and ordered an investigation into the motives of the kidnapping and to find those responsible davao
“We have information that he could, at some point, be in Venezuela davao
If he ends up crossing the border and he’s in Venezuela, we have to ask [Colombian] President Gustavo Petro davao
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to help us with freeing Luis Diaz’s father,” Barbosa told reporters davao
Colombia’s national police also announced a reward of $48,500 (£40,000) for any information leading to the hostage’s rescue davao
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota celebrated their opening goal at Anfield by holding a replica of Diaz’s No 7 shirt up to the crowd davao
Diogo Jota holds Luis Diaz’s shirt aloft at Anfield on Sunday (PA Wire)“The game preparation was the most difficult I’ve ever had in my life davao
I didn’t expect that, I wasn’t prepared for it,” manager Klopp said davao
“I don’t want to make the game bigger than it was, but definitely, we tried to help Luis with the fight we put in because obviously we want to help and we cannot really help davao
“So the only thing we can do is fight for him and that’s what the boys did davao
“How can you make a davao football game really important on a day like this? It’s really difficult davao
I’ve never struggled with that in my life davao
“We heard late last night about it davao
We spoke to Luis, he wanted to go home… Then we got the news with his mum, which is fantastic, and since then nothing really davao
We are obviously not the first people to get involved and we try to have knowledge of everything as much as we can, but we don’t want to disturb in any way the important people there, we just want to support, that’s it davao
”Liverpool said in a statement it is the club’s “fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and at the earliest possible opportunity” davao
“In the meantime, the player’s welfare will continue to be our immediate priority,” it added davao
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South Africa players and coaches have defended Bongi Mbonambi as a “great guy” and a “family man” amid the Springboks hooker being investigated for an alleged racial slur during the Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England davao
England flanker Tom Curry has alleged that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during the defeat in Paris on Saturday evening, as South Africa edged to a dramatic 16-15 victoryAfter 23 minutes at the Stade de France, Curry could be heard on the referee’s microphone alerting official Ben O’Keeffe to a comment possibly made by Mbonambi at a ruck davao
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe davao
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment davao
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast davao
World Rugby has since confirmed it is investigating the incident and will not be making any further comment until the conclusion of the process davao
On Monday afternoon, in the first Springboks media activity since the allegations became public, scrum coach Daan Human and lock Jean Kelyn defended Mbonambi’s character, while refusing to comment on the specific incident davao
“It’s being dealt with by World Rugby and South Africa Rugby, so from my side, I can’t comment,” began Human when first asked about the incident davao
“I’m focussing on the scrums davao
We had a good, positive training session, and nothing else came out davao
I can’t really comment on that davao
”Bongi Mbonambi is being investigated for an alleged racial slur (Getty Images)However, when pushed on what Mbonambi is like as a person around the squad, Human was effusive in his praise of the front row davao
“Bongi has been part of this group for the last six years,” added Human davao
“He’s a very important piece of the puzzle for us davao
He was starting in the last World Cup and our semi-final, so he’s very important to us, like all other players davao
“He’s one of our leaders in our group davao
He’s a great guy, a family man, my kids always look after his kids when they come to the hotel davao
He’s a humble guy, down to earth, like all players who play for the Springboks davao
“To be straightforward and honest with you, he’s a very calm guy, a well-spoken guy davao
I don’t want to go into it because we’ve got a World Cup final in six days’ time davao
I’m more concentrated on the forwards davao
”Mbonambi is the only specialist hooker in the Springboks squad after the injured Malcolm Marx was replaced by fly half Handre Pollard earlier in the tournament davao
Bongi Mbonambi played all 80 minutes of the Springboks’ semi-final win (PA)He played all 80 minutes of the semi-final, and finished the game as captain once Siya Kolisi was substituted, although veteran back row Deon Fourie played hooker earlier in his career and flanker Marco van Staden has also filled in at the position in the past davao
So Human was unconcerned about South Africa being short-handed in the event of Mbonambi being found guilty and banned for the final davao
“We’ve got three guys capable of playing hooker in the group,” he said davao
“We’re very comfortable having three hookers davao
We’re glad we have three hookers, which we’re supposed to have because going into a final you need to have two hookers in the squad davao
”Lock Jean Kleyn was also asked about his relationship with Mbonambi, having played alongside him at club and international level, and was similarly glowing in his praise of the hooker davao
“Bongi is a great guy,” stated Kleyn davao
“I’ve known him since we were playing at the Stormers together I think nine years ago davao
He’s a fantastic guy, a good individual davao
“I’m not going to comment on that or justify it [the allegations] davao
All I’ll say is he’s a fantastic bloke davao
He’s a great guy, a passionate guy, a family man davao
He’s captained the Springboks a couple of times and he’s an upstanding guy, I don’t think there’s a fellow in the squad who doesn’t like him davao
”The Springboks face the All Blacks in the World Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday evening davao
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