Angel Di Maria may be one of Argentina‘s most beloved soccer players, having scored a goal that helped the country win its second World Cup in Qatar. However, the soccer star recently received some death threats from a local drug gang from his and Lionel Messi’s hometown, Rosario.
The 36-year-old wingman has played for some of the biggest teams in Europe, like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germaine. However, he also previously played for his hometown team, Rosario Central, and after over a decade in Europe, the World Cup winner wanted to go back home.
This did not sit well with local gangs, though, as according to The Sun, a note was thrown into his home in the Miraflores neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina, at around 2:30 AM local time, from what was described as a grey car.
“Tell your son Angel not to return to Rosario again because otherwise, we will screw him up by killing a family …