Faustino Asprilla: a criminal gang threatened to kill me and my family

• Former Newcastle striker forced to leave town ‘by back door’

• Says he is ‘victim of extortion by a group of anti-socials’

• Asprilla’s business venture: guava-flavoured condoms

Faustino Asprilla has revealed that a criminal gang threatened to kill him and his family in an extortion plot.

The 45-year-old former Colombia striker, who spent two seasons at Newcastle, said he has been forced to leave his home town of Tuluá because of fears for his safety.

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source Sport | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1qvzdMh