After Escobar — with Juan Gabriel Vásquez

In the 1980s and 90s, Colombian football was some of the best it had ever been. The price: near-total control by the country’s drug lords. This week, Goldblatt talks with fan and novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez about what it was like growing up in Colombia during that time, how following the sport helps him see his country’s changes, and whether there’s any such thing as a pure game.

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After Escobar — with Juan Gabriel Vásquez is an episode from Game of Our Lives by Al Jazeera Media Network.

This episode is 31:11 long.

This episode was published on Apr 5, 2018.

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