25-year-old Alan Pulido was kidnapped early Sunday morning as he left a party near Ciudad Victoria.
Mexican soccer star Alan Pulido was kidnapped Sunday outside of his hometown of Ciudad Victoria in the northern border state of Tamaulipas.
Pulido at the World Cup in Brazil in June 2014.
AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
Pulido is a forward for Greece's Olympiacos football club and was part of Mexico's 2014 World Cup team.
A state official told the Associated Press that the 25-year-old player was kidnapped as he left a party near Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, a state with high crime rates.
Authorities have not yet provided additional details about the kidnapping or its motive.
The player's brother, Armando, told website Medio Tiempo on Sunday that the soccer star had been kidnapped in the early morning after attending a party.
"We have all the support of the governor," he added.
Henry Romero / Reuters
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