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Spanish police open manslaughter inquiry after footballer dies from on-pitch clash

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Spanish police have opened a manslaughter inquiry after Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died following an on-pitch collision during a match against Andorra. De Miguel, 30, suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the chest by Andorra's goalkeeper Jesus Owono near midfield as time was running out. Owono received a straight red card for the incident that led to de Miguel’s death.
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Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old striker for Tenerife, died on Tuesday morning at 8:00 AM after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Spanish second-division match against Andorra the previous day. The incident occurred when de Miguel was struck in the chest by Andorra's goalkeeper, Jesús Owono, during a collision while challenging for the ball. Initially reported as stable and in intensive care at Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz, Tenerife later announced his death on Tuesday morning. The match was abandoned shortly after the incident with players in tears. Spanish police have opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter, and prosecutors will be involved in the inquiry.

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Andorra Spanish Tenerife

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Jesus de Miguel PERSON · 2× Tenerife ORG · 2× Andorra ORG · 1× De Miguel PERSON · 1× Jesus Owono PERSON · 1× Owono PERSON · 1× Spanish NORP · 1×

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Spanish police open manslaughter inquiry after footballer dies from on-pitch clash Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel was challenging for the ball when he was struck in the chest by the opposing team’s goalkeeper Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the on-field collision, his club said on Tuesday.
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Spanish police open manslaughter inquiry after footballer dies from on-pitch clash · assertive framing

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Spanish police open manslaughter inquiry after footballer dies from on-pitch clash Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel was challenging for the ball when he was struck in the chest by the opposing team’s goalkeeper Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the on-field collision, his club said on Tuesday. asserted
club → open → Tuesday
De Miguel was challenging for the ball near midfield on Monday when he was struck in the chest by the onrushing Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during added time. asserted
he → challenge → time
Owono was shown a straight red card for the incident. asserted
Owono → show → incident
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