Jesús de Miguel Dies: What Really Happened in Liga 2?

Jesús de Miguel, a CD Tenerife striker, died aged 30 on Tuesday, November 3, after colliding with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a Spanish second-division match. In stoppage time on Monday, Owono came out of his penalty area and struck De Miguel in the chest with his knee; the striker suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital. His neurological condition worsened overnight in intensive care in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and his club announced his death at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The match was suspended at 2-2, and the Spanish football federation postponed Tuesday’s Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina fixtures.