Christian Lara makes headlines in Ecuador – but no longer as a celebrated World Cup hero, but as a suspected serious criminal. The former football star Christian Lara, known in his home country as "El Diablito", was arrested by the police on 7 April 2026 in Quito. This is reported by the Swiss news portal Blick. The investigators accuse the 45-year-old of an armed attack on an electronics business in the Ecuadorian capital. The former midfielder…
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Christian Lara makes headlines in Ecuador – but no longer as a celebrated World Cup hero, but as a suspected serious criminal. The former football star Christian Lara, known in his home country as "El Diablito", was arrested by the police on 7 April 2026 in Quito. This is reported by the Swiss news portal Blick. The investigators accuse the 45-year-old of an armed attack on an electronics business in the Ecuadorian capital. The former midfielder…