Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani receive message of support from Pablo Escobar’s former hitman ‘Popeye’
The hitman spent 22 years in prison after murdering 300 people and ordering over 3,000 more deaths
BARCELONA star Luis Suarez and Paris Saint-Germain front-man Edinson Cavani have received a message of support from an unlikely source.
Jhon Jairo Velasquez, known as "Popeye", was the former hitman of Pablo Escobar and spent 22 years in prison after murdering 300 people.
And after Uruguay's defeat by Argentina last Friday, "Popeye" sent a message to the Uruguay team.
In a video on Twitter, Velasquez said: "Hello, I am Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, Popeye, the personal hitman for Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria.
"I come to send a strong salute to the Uruguayan football team, and champions Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.
"Receive all my love, my respect, you who are the strength of your people, the pride of your people.
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"From Medellin, Colombia, I aim to congratulate them for being great warriors.
"Receive all my love and respect from these streets. Big hugs."
Uruguay take on Paraguay in their next World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, and they'll do so with the words of "Popeye" ringing in their ears.
