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Spanish police investigating possible involuntary manslaughter after soccer player dies following on-field collision

Compiled Nov 3

Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision
Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision · Photo: The Associated Press
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What happened

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after suffering cardiac arrest from an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match

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The detail

De Miguel was 30 years old

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The detail

He was struck in the chest by Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during added time while challenging for the ball near midfield

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The detail

Owono was shown a straight red card for the incident

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How it unfolded

Monday: De Miguel was struck in the chest by goalkeeper Owono during added time while challenging for a ball · Monday: Owono was shown a straight red card and the match, tied 2-2, was abandoned · late Monday: Tenerife said De Miguel suffered cardiac arrest but his pulse was restored in the ambulance · later: Tenerife said his condition had worsened neurologically · 8 a.m. Tuesday: Tenerife announced De Miguel had died · Tuesday: Spanish soccer federation postponed two Copa del Rey matches and one Copa de la Reina match

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Still unresolved

Spanish police are investigating possible involuntary manslaughter

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