IIRC, Colombians murdered one of their soccer players for performing poorly (years ago).
El Salvador went to WAR with Honduras after a World Cup game.
Colombian narcos who lost a lot of money betting on the team murdered him. Medellin, where he was murdered, was narco-syndicate central with one of the highest murder rates anywhere.
It's changed a lot since the rise of the Mexican cartels and the destruction of our borders. They can just walk here now. Why operate out of Colombia?