Skip navigation
Site powered by
Latest news:
msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines: Barbecues 'bottom of the list' for mothers of fallen troops

Guatemalan soccer player found dismembered

Police find message accusing 27-year-old pro athlete of 'messing with other women'

GUATEMALA CITY - Police in Guatemala have found the body of a professional soccer player dismembered and left in five plastic bags in a rural area.

National Civil Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez says the remains were found Sunday with a message saying the player was killed for "messing with other women."

The spokesman says investigators are trying to determine whether that was the real reason for the slaying of Carlos Mercedes Vasquez, who played for Malacateco in Guatemala's first-division soccer league.

Gonzalez says the body was found in the rural community of Malcatan a day after the 27-yeard-old Mercedes Vasquez was kidnapped while driving with two friends.

© 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

More news
Image: Scotland v United States
Getty Images
Donovan delivers

Landon Donovan returned to the U.S. national team following an eight-month absence and scored his first international hat trick in five years, leading the Americans over Scotland 5-1 in a friendly Saturday night.

NBC Sports
Highlights: Donovan leads US in rout

  Landon Donovan's hat trick helps the U.S. to a convincing 5-1 win over Scotland.

Slideshow
2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals
  Just for kicks: Soccer WAGs
Take a look at soccer wives and girlfriends from all over the world.