ACAPULCO, Mexico -- The father of Mexican soccer star Jorge Campos was kidnapped from a sports field named after his son when armed men forced him into a pickup truck and sped away.
Men armed with assault rifles abducted Alvaro Campos on Wednesday, according to two relatives who spoke on condition they not be further identified."There were six or eight people with their faces uncovered . . . but nobody recognized them," one of the relatives told The Associated Press. "They took out their rifles and took him aboard a pickup truck."
The truck was found nearby an hour later, Mexican news media reported.
Police in Acapulco said they couldn't comment on the case until the family filed a complaint. But Wednesday night, dozens of vehicles sped through the city's southern outskirts, filled with police officers carrying automatic rifles.
Jorge Campos, goalkeeper for Mexico's national team through two World Cups and a star in both U.S. and Mexican soccer leagues, was in Hong Kong participating in a tournament with the national team.
He hugged teammates goodbye before boarding a plane home.
"All the players are shocked by this," teammate Francisco Palencia told the AP.
Campos was Mexico's main goalkeeper during its World Cup performances in France last year and in Los Angeles in 1994. He is known for his flashy uniforms, which he used to design himself, and for his talents as both goalkeeper and forward.
His U.S. Major League Soccer contract is now with the Chicago Fire, but the team let him return to Mexico for the season to play for a top division team.