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Spain soccer coach and Real Madrid president at funeral of player who died after collision

Compiled Nov 5

Spain soccer coach and Real Madrid president at funeral of player who died after collision
Spain soccer coach and Real Madrid president at funeral of player who died after collision · Photo: The Associated Press

Jesús de Miguel, 30, died Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest from a collision with an opposing goalkeeper during a second-division game

  1. Monday
    Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono collided with De Miguel during a high ball challenge late in a second-division game
  2. Monday (same day)
    De Miguel suffered cardiac arrest following the collision and was attended to by medical workers for five minutes before being taken by ambulance
  3. Tuesday
    De Miguel died, a day after the collision and cardiac arrest
  4. This week
    Messages of condolence poured in from European clubs and tributes were paid during Champions League games
  5. Thursday
    De Miguel's funeral was held in Navahermosa, attended by Spain's coach, Real Madrid's president, and hundreds including his Tenerife teammates
  6. After the funeral mass
    Pallbearers carried De Miguel to the local cemetery

“It is with deep sorrow and genuine emotion that we offer our condolences and our respect.”

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