Terrifying soccer mysteries that have not yet been solved

If you thought that deaths for no reason, kidnapped trophies and baby-faced old men only existed in fictional movies, welcome to reality, all this and more has happened in the world of football.

Throughout history, football has been involved in strange events that remain unresolved. Some fans say that it is a kind of spell that the rivals cast on the opposing teams. Next we will tell you some episodes that are related to this sport that you had surely forgotten

The strange death of Yuri Tishkov

The player Yuri Tishkov first appeared with FC Torpedo Moscow in 1988. But an injury suffered a few years later forced him to leave football, but that did not stop him from continuing in this world as a football agent and TV commentator.
Everything seemed to be going well in Tishkov's life until on January 11, 2003, his body was found lifeless inside his home. It was determined that he was murdered as a result of a contract dispute. The killer was never identified.

The murder of Richard Gerald Dick Hansen

Richard Gerald was a well-known football player for the Santa Clara State University team. He was well known in the community, so he was not surprised to be approached by strangers for an autograph, but this time a stranger followed him to kill him.

According to the account of his friend Jean, an unknown man began to follow Richard when they were in a restaurant. Despite repeatedly trying to warn him, when leaving the place the soccer player was shot by a firearm that ended his life.

The Ghana and Nigeria hoax

Taribo West wanted to play football, so in 2002, when he was signed by Partizan Belgrade, he claimed to be 28 years old, however, the reality was very different: in fact, he was 40! Being discovered he was unable to play, but then he applied the same tactic to enter the clubs in Croatia, but was unsuccessful.

Regardless of what the medical reports say about his true age, the player of African origin denies this assertion. His youthful appearance has helped him in his failed attempts to join any football club.

World Cup hijacking

One day in 1966, the supporters of the England Club couldn't believe their eyes: the World Cup for their favorite team had been stolen. The Jules Rimet trophy was kept in an FA exhibition, for all the fans to see, but security wasn't enough, one night the cup went missing.

A man named Edward Betchley requested the amount of 15 euros to return the trophy and told police officers that he was following orders from another subject for whom he worked.