The Two Escobars (2010)

Pablo Escobar was the richest most powerful drug kingpin in the world ruling the Medellin Cartel with an iron fist Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia The two were not related but their fates were inextricablyand fatallyintertwined Pablos drug money had turned Andres national team into South American champions favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles It was there in a game against the US that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history scoring an own goal that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports crime and politics