The Beautiful Game's Dirty Secret: When World Cup Glory Meets Deportation Flights The images of Portugal's soccer team stepping off a gleaming plane in Dallas, ready to take on Spain in their World Cup match, are a familiar sight.
However, what's less visible is the fact that this same aircraft had been used just hours earlier to transport dozens of Venezuelans to a notorious Salvadoran prison against a judge's orders.
This incident is not isolated. A review of flight records reveals that the Airbus, tail number N837VA, has been flying removal related flights with alarming regularity.