BOGOTA (Colombia) - THE football player who kicked an injured owl off the field in a match has been suspended for two matches and fined US$560 (S$711) by Colombian football officials.
Officials handed out the sanctions on Wednesday to Luis Moreno, a defender for Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, who delivered the blow on Sunday after the injured owl landed on a corner of the field.
The owl died of shock 30 hours later despite treatment at a local veterinary clinic. The owl served as the unofficial mascot for Barranquilla club Atletico Junior, which defeated Pereira 2-1 in the match. Moreno, a Panama international, apologised and said he was only trying to get the bird off the field and did not know it was a team mascot.
Moreno, who lives in the Colombian city of Pereira, has been the target of insults and newspaper editorials condemning his behaviour. 'I have received threats,' he said on Wednesday without offering details.
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