{"id":299738,"date":"2023-11-18T19:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299738"},"modified":"2023-11-18T19:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T19:24:20","slug":"liverpool-charters-private-jet-to-fly-luis-diazs-parents-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/liverpool-charters-private-jet-to-fly-luis-diazs-parents-to-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool charters private jet to fly Luis Diaz&apos;s parents to the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool charters a private jet to fly Luis Diaz&#8217;s parents to the UK for Christmas less than two weeks after the winger&#8217;s father was rescued following a 12-day kidnapping ordeal in Colombia<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liverpool chartered private jet for Luis Diaz&#8217;s parents to spend Christmas in UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diaz&#8217;s father was recently freed 12 days after being kidnapped in Colombia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Southgate&#8217;s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool have flown Luis Diaz&#8217;s parents to UK to spend Christmas with their son just days after they survived a kidnapping ordeal in their native Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool star&#8217;s parents were accosted at gunpoint on October 28 by members of the Colombian left-wing guerilla group the National Liberation Army.<\/p>\n<p>His mother, Cilenis Marulanda. was released almost immediately after been taken captive, but his father Luis Manuel was held hostage for 12 days before being freed in a handover close to the Venezuelan border on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz continued playing throughout the harrowing incident, netting after coming on as a substitute in Liverpool&#8217;s win over Luton earlier this month before returning to South America for international duty.<\/p>\n<p>After being reunited with Luis Manuel in emotional scenes in the city of Barranquilla earlier this week, Dias went on to inspire Colombia to a historic victory over Brazil on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/17\/77968293-0-image-a-9_1700330186871.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s parents have arrived in the UK on a private jet chartered by Liverpool after their recent kidnapping ordeal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/17\/77968411-0-image-a-11_1700330219781.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair were in attendance as Diaz inspired Colombia to victory over Brazil on Friday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old netted twice in quick succession to overturn Gabriel Martinelli&#8217;s opener at the Estadio Metropolitano, with cameras capturing his father&#8217;s emotional response in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the PA News agency, Liverpool chartered a private jet for Diaz&#8217;s parents to return to the UK following the historic victory.<\/p>\n<p>The decision is said to have been made for security reasons, and to ensure they can spent an extended period of time together following the traumatic events.<\/p>\n<p>The jet arrived at Liverpool John Lennon airport on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz will join his parents on Merseyside when he returns from international duty, with winger expected to feature in Colombia&#8217;s World Cup qualifying clash with Paraguay on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds return to Premier League action on Saturday as they face Manchester City at the Etihad, where a win would allow them to leapfrog Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side at the top of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side have suffered just one league defeat so far this season and have won five of their last seven games in all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/17\/77968285-0-image-a-12_1700330332867.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz was pictured sharing an emotional embrace with his father after he was freed following 12 days in captivity earlier this month<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12765689\/Liverpool-charters-jet-Luis-Diaz-parents-UK-kidnapping-ordeal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full 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