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‘The most difficult game’ – J\u00fcrgen Klopp on the kidnap of Luis Diaz’s parents<\/p>\n
FIFA has sent its \u201csupport and prayers\u201d to Liverpool forward Luis Diaz following the kidnapping of his parents in Colombia.<\/p>\n
It has been confirmed that Diaz\u2019s mother has been rescued and after the player returned home to be with family members, the Colombian authorities have stepped up their search for his father.<\/p>\n
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Instagram: \u201cOn behalf of FIFA and the global football community, I would like to extend our support and prayers to Luis Diaz, his family and his friends in these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Colombia football federation (FCF) has also issued a further statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, demanding that those holding Diaz\u2019s father release him immediately without conditions.<\/p>\n
The FCF said: \u201cWe ask the captors of Luis Manuel D\u00edaz, father of @LuisFDiaz19, to release him now, without conditions. Football is peace. Lucho, we are with you. Colombia is with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said after Sunday\u2019s 3-0 home win against Nottingham Forest that preparing for the game had been \u201cthe most difficult I\u2019ve ever had in my life\u201d.<\/p>\n
Klopp added: \u201cI didn\u2019t expect that, I wasn\u2019t prepared for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to make the game bigger than it was, but definitely, we tried to help Luis with the fight we put in because obviously we want to help and we cannot really help.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the only thing we can do is fight for him and that\u2019s what the boys did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool secured their fifth straight home Premier League win to move three points behind leaders Tottenham.<\/p>\n
But Klopp said: \u201cHow can you make a football game really important on a day like this? It\u2019s really difficult. I\u2019ve never struggled with that in my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe heard late last night about it. We spoke to Luis, he wanted to go home\u2026Then we got the news with his mum, which is fantastic, and since then nothing really.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are obviously the first people to get involved and we try to have knowledge of everything as much as we can, but we don\u2019t want to disturb in any way the important people there, we just want to support, that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool said in a statement: \u201cLiverpool Football Club can confirm it is aware of an ongoing situation involving the family of Luis Diaz in Colombia.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and at the earliest possible opportunity. In the meantime, the player\u2019s welfare will continue to be our immediate priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colombia\u2019s president Gustavo Petro said on X: \u201cIn an operation in Barrancas, Luis Diaz\u2019s mother has been rescued, we continue the search for the father.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool signed Diaz from Porto in January 2022 in an initial \u00a337.5million deal that included a potential extra \u00a312.5million in add-ons.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old winger has made 11 appearances this season and scored three goals.<\/p>\n
Diaz was an unused substitute for Thursday\u2019s 5-1 Europa League win against Toulouse after starting the Premier League victory over Everton last weekend, but was not in the 18-strong squad for Forest\u2019s visit to Anfield.<\/p>\n