Jhon Jairo Velasquez, who was nicknamed 'Popeye' and killed around 300 people and ordered the murder of thousands more, saluted the Uruguay forwards through a video message

Uruguay duo Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani have received a message of support from Pablo Escobar's former hitman.

Jhon Jairo Velasquez, nicknamed 'Popeye', killed around 300 people and ordered the murder of thousands more, for which he spent 22 years in prison before being paroled.

'Popeye' has since reinvented himself as a YouTube star, with a channel called Popeye Arrepentido - which translates as Remorseful Popeye - and has amassed over 166,000 subscribers..... <<< read more >>> www.sportblitznews.com