I remember in the 1994 World Cup, when Columbia lost to the U.S. on a fluke american goal, that the columbian goalie totally flubbed, that goalie was murdered back in columbia within weeks of returning.
Andreas Escobar? He was a defender who scored an own goal and was shot on his return by a local gambler who lost a lot of money because the game was lost.
No-one denies the passion that football instills, in Europe and S America it is very tribal as you can tell from our hooligans.
But cricket is different....