Colombian quarterfinals advance recalls murder of '94 World Cup Colombian player Alex Escobar
FIFA.com said that despite the tragedy befallen on the rising Atletico Nacional star. the Escobars had not turned their back on football. Family members had attended each of the Colombian team's matches in the World Cup and sported a "Cafeteros" kit with the number two and their surname on the back. According to them, they are simply reminding everyone what appeared to be Escobar's message in the newspaper "El Tiempo" to his home country five days after his death: "Life doesn't stop here."