James Rodriguez's mother has made a formal police complaint over a violent death threat the player received on Twitter.
The Real Madrid playmaker's decision to leave Colombia's squad provoked an angry backlash on the social network, with the hashtag #JamesVerguenzaNacional ('James a national embarrassment' in Spanish) circulating.
Using the same tag, a Buenos Aires-based account published a harrowing message directed at the player.
#JamesVerguenzaNacional
@jamesdrodriguez Estoy viajando hacia tu casa vengo armado , despídete de todo lo que amas #LegiónHolk te vigila. pic.twitter.com/4Bvz1Yq6ci — Freke Man (@FrekeMan) 8 de octubre de 2016"I am travelling to your home, I am armed, say goodbye to everything you love," he told James, in a post accompanied by a photo of a pistol and bullets.