Jeff Barrionette, beloved Haitian soccer midfielder with a ‘magical left foot’, dies at 27

Jeff Barrionette, beloved Haitian soccer midfielder with a ‘magical left foot’, dies at 27

CAP-HAÏTIEN — Jeff Barrionette, one of southern Haiti’s most beloved soccer midfielders and a fan favorite for his dazzling left foot, died on July 28 after collapsing during a match in Les Cayes. He was 27. At Parc Nerva Delva in Lakou Simon, where he was representing the amateur club Love a Kè—“Love at Heart”—in a summer league game. He fainted mid-game and was transported to the hospital. He never regained consciousness, according to a former…