Family and Teammates Mourn Tenerife Striker De Miguel at Funeral
Family, teammates and football officials paid tribute as Spanish police opened a routine investigation into the striker’s death.
- Family, friends, and teammates gathered in Navahermosa, Spain, on Thursday for the funeral of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who died following an on-field collision.
- De Miguel collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during Monday's match and was taken to intensive care; Tenerife confirmed his death on Tuesday morning.
- The Tenerife squad, club staff, and majority shareholder Rayco Garcia attended the service at San Miguel Arcangel church alongside Real Madrid President Florentino Perez and Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, in what Garcia called 'the last goodbye.'
- Weekend fixtures were postponed; Tenerife's match against Granada and Andorra's game with Mallorca will not proceed as scheduled. Spanish police have opened a routine investigation into De Miguel's death.
- Tenerife's rival Las Palmas will wear blue and white colours during Sunday's fixture against Eldense as a tribute, while De Miguel's family expressed gratitude in a statement read by agent Manuel Hernandez.
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De Miguel, 30, died following a sickening collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a second division match on Monday. Around 400 mourners, most dressed in traditional black, gathered outside the church in the village of Navahermosa, around 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Madrid, to greet the funeral cortege. They included De la Fuente and Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez. Flags flew at half mast in Navahermosa, the birthplac…
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NAVAHERMOSA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s national soccer coach and the president of Real Madrid joined the family and teammates of Jesús de Miguel on Thursday at his funeral after the Spanish player died following an on-field collision.
Some 400 people, including Florentino Pérez and Luis de la Fuente, attended the funeral of the 30-year-old striker in Navahermosa. The Spanish Football Association asked to postpone all the matches from the weekend after the tragedy, which occurred during a match against Andorra.
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