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| Alfredo Pacheco shot dead: El Salvador's most capped footballer 'murdered' by gunmen at petrol station | Alfredo Pacheco shot dead: El Salvador's most capped footballer 'murdered' by gunmen at petrol station |
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| A former El Salvador national football team player has been shot and killed by gunmen at a petrol station. | A former El Salvador national football team player has been shot and killed by gunmen at a petrol station. |
| Alfredo Pacheco, who played for the small Central American country from 2005 to 2013, was approached by unidentified assailants in the city of Santa Ana early on Sunday, according to the Attorney General's office. | Alfredo Pacheco, who played for the small Central American country from 2005 to 2013, was approached by unidentified assailants in the city of Santa Ana early on Sunday, according to the Attorney General's office. |
| The attackers were in a vehicle and opened fire on Pacheco and his friends - killing him and injuring two more. | The attackers were in a vehicle and opened fire on Pacheco and his friends - killing him and injuring two more. |
| Pacheco became club captain of one of El Salvador's biggest teams, FAS, in 2005, and represented the country 86 times - eventually becoming its most-capped player. | Pacheco became club captain of one of El Salvador's biggest teams, FAS, in 2005, and represented the country 86 times - eventually becoming its most-capped player. |
| He also played for Metapan and Aguila, and had a loan spell at New York Red Bulls, as well as for the El Salvador national team. | He also played for Metapan and Aguila, and had a loan spell at New York Red Bulls, as well as for the El Salvador national team. |
| In 2013 he was one of 13 members of the national team who were banned for life by the Salvadoran Soccer Federation in 2013 - a punishment ratified by Fifa - for match-fixing. | In 2013 he was one of 13 members of the national team who were banned for life by the Salvadoran Soccer Federation in 2013 - a punishment ratified by Fifa - for match-fixing. |
| The troubled South American country, which borders Guatemala and Honduras, saw its highest murder rate in August this year since the 12-year civil war which ended in 1992. | The troubled South American country, which borders Guatemala and Honduras, saw its highest murder rate in August this year since the 12-year civil war which ended in 1992. |
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| FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter holds a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Blatter will appeal against his eight-year ban by the world soccer body's ethics committee imposed on Monday, he told reporters. "I will fight for me and I will fight for FIFA," Blatter said, adding he would take his objections to FIFA's appeals body, go before the Lausanne-based sports arbitration panel, or take legal action under Swiss law if needed. | FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter holds a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Blatter will appeal against his eight-year ban by the world soccer body's ethics committee imposed on Monday, he told reporters. "I will fight for me and I will fight for FIFA," Blatter said, adding he would take his objections to FIFA's appeals body, go before the Lausanne-based sports arbitration panel, or take legal action under Swiss law if needed. |
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| KCNA/Reuters | KCNA/Reuters |
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| Britain's defence minister Michael Fallon speaks to British Royal Air Force personnel in front of a Typhoon during a visit to RAF Akrotiri in southern Cyprus | Britain's defence minister Michael Fallon speaks to British Royal Air Force personnel in front of a Typhoon during a visit to RAF Akrotiri in southern Cyprus |
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| Thirty murders on average were taking place a day, according to the National Forensics Institute. | Thirty murders on average were taking place a day, according to the National Forensics Institute. |
| The country’s police have estimated that 80 per cent of homicides relate to rivalry between the country’s gangs, The Guardian has reported. | The country’s police have estimated that 80 per cent of homicides relate to rivalry between the country’s gangs, The Guardian has reported. |
| Police did not provide a motive for Pacheco's killing. | Police did not provide a motive for Pacheco's killing. |