Tenerife’s Jesus de Miguel remembered in moving tributes by football world
Summary
Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, 30, died after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match. Clubs, players and football organizations paid tribute, while Spanish football authorities postponed domestic matches and UEFA arranged moments of silence at Champions League games.Key Facts
- De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in an ambulance after receiving medical attention on the field and being taken to hospital.
- Tenerife announced six days of official mourning and said club players, staff and officials would attend his funeral in Navahermosa, Toledo.
- Tenerife scheduled a tribute at Heliodoro Stadium for Saturday at 6 p.m. local time.
- The Royal Spanish Football Federation postponed domestic matches through Friday, November 6.
- UEFA said Champions League matches that week would observe a minute of silence; the anthem was also not played at Barcelona’s match.
- Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said the collision was a terrible accident and that he never intended to hurt anyone.
- Local police opened an investigation into the incident.
- Fans left flowers, candles and photographs outside Heliodoro Stadium, where the collision occurred.
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