Uruguay stars Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani have received an unexpected message of support from Jhon Jairo Velasquez, who served as a hitman for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Broadcaster Valentin Fletcher relayed the video, featuring "Popeye":
Popeye me manda un video con sus saludos para Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani y toda la Selección Uruguaya pic.twitter.com/cce76Kbn88
— Valentin Fletcher (@ValeFlet) September 4, 2016
Per Goal's Alex Young, he said:
Hello, I am Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, Popeye, the personal hitman for Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria.