{"id":3116,"date":"2023-11-18T13:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/liverpool-fly-luis-diazs-parents-to-city-for-christmas-after-kidnapping-ordeal\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:07:26","slug":"liverpool-fly-luis-diazs-parents-to-city-for-christmas-after-kidnapping-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/liverpool-fly-luis-diazs-parents-to-city-for-christmas-after-kidnapping-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool fly Luis Diaz&#8217;s parents to city for Christmas after kidnapping ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">Liverpool&#8217;s Diaz emotional as he reunites with father<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Liverpool have flown the parents and wider family of Luis Diaz to the city so they can spend Christmas together.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">It follows the release of the Colombia forward&#8217;s father, Luis Manuel Diaz, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-67372903\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.$link-2.0\">by kidnappers<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.3\"> who had held him hostage for 12 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">The 26-year-old&#8217;s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was also taken but was rescued a few hours later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-67413977\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.$link-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.$link-1.0\">Diaz was reunited<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.2\"> with his father earlier this week when he returned home to play for his country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">In an emotional game, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/67447739\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2.0\">Diaz scored twice in a win against Brazil<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.3\"> in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in Barranquilla as his father watched from the stands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">In providing support for Diaz, Liverpool chartered a plane for Diaz and his wider family on Friday to bring them to Merseyside and help the family following their traumatic experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">The winger will join up with them when he returns from international duty, with Colombia away to Paraguay on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Diaz missed two Liverpool games while his father was being held by Colombia&#8217;s National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group after being abducted on 28 October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">The winger then came off the bench to score an equaliser during added time in a 1-1 Premier League draw at Luton on 5 November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">After his goal, he pulled up his Liverpool shirt to show a T-shirt underneath bearing the message &#8220;freedom for papa&#8221; prior to his father&#8217;s release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$image-13\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:11.875%;\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$image-13.0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$image-15\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:1.6145833333333335%;\" data-reactid=\".1g3ysbwtggs.0.0.0.1.$image-15.0\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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It follows the release of the Colombia forward&#8217;s father, Luis Manuel Diaz, by kidnappers who had held him hostage for 12 days. 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