Cartel Clash: Prison Soccer Chaos

Cartel Clash: Prison Soccer Chaos

In 2019, two rival Mexican drug cartels, the Gulf and the Zetas, decided to have a friendly soccer match in a prison on New Year's Eve. The friendly match soon descended into chaos over a "dirty" tackle, and the day ended with 16 dead and five injured. It took two hours for the police to take back control of the prison.

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