According to testimony from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s trial, there’s been at last two recorded links between the Sinaloa Cartel and professional soccer teams in Mexico.
Tirso Martinez, a trafficker that worked for El Chapo for more than a decade, revealed on Monday how he used drug money to buy soccer teams in Mexico. Among the teams purchased were sides Club de Fútbol La Piedad and Venados de Yucatan. Martinez was eventually bought out by the Mexican Federation in 2006 when his identity was discovered, as reported by VICE News reporter Keegan Hamilton.
We got more details of soccer teams owned by Martinez aka El Futbolista.