As Salvador Cabañas lays in a hospital bed with a bullet lodged in his skull, the mystery as to his shooting continues to travel through the press. First was the report of an attempted robbery, which was ruled out by Mexic’s Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera.
In a city filled with violence, in a country mired by ever increasing violence it may seem a stretch to add significance to what may very well be a random act. However, it seems to linger on many people’s mind that the shooting of one of the Mexican Soccer League’s biggest stars is somehow linked to the sport.
Cabanas was happily married. He was not known for wild ‘partying’ or extravagant spending. He was come on and off the field. For years, he carried Football Club America on his back and was the leading scorer of Paraguay’s National Squad: what could have incited someone to target him?
No sport seems to be haunted by violence as much as soccer, as the World Cup approaches and questions about South Africa’s security preparations continue, events like this (If it DOES turn out to be related to the game) is bound to not only affect fan’s attendance but also put athlete’s own participation in question.
Cabanas is now in stable but critical condition. Doctors hope that due to his being young and healthy he will be able to recover but he is yet to pass the critical hours
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