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Footballer shot by team's own fan, incident related to match defeat

Juan Sebastian Quintero says he survived an assassination attempt (Image: Golders/Juan Sebastian Quintero)

A professional footballer has told how he survived an assassination attempt, claiming one of his team's own fans shot at him at point blank range.

Colombian Juan Sebstian Quintero, who plays for Deportivo Cali, said a man approached his car, pointed a gun at him and said: "I killed you, son of a b*tch".

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