Spanish Club Tenerife Pays Tribute to Jesús De Miguel in Its First Match Since Soccer Player's Death
- On Sunday, Spanish second division team Tenerife returned to action for the first time since striker Jesus DeMiguel's death, with emotional tributes before and during their match.
- DeMiguel died on Nov 3, one day after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a league match at the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez stadium.
- Tenerife forward Nacho Gil opened the scoring in the 40th minute, holding up DeMiguel's shirt and revealing a message: "Demi , always in our hearts."
- Fans unfurled a banner reading "Jesus De Miguel, 9, eternally blue and white," while a standing ovation and minute of silence preceded the match.
- The squad and staff gathered in Navahermosa three days earlier to lay DeMiguel to rest, after Saturday's game against Granada was postponed for fans to pay respects.
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Tenerife returned to play on Sunday (15), for the first time since the death of attacker Jesús de Miguel, 30, in a match marked by tributes to the player. Before and during the confrontation with Ceuta, by Spanish football, fans and athletes paid tribute to shirt 9, who died on November 3, a day after suffering a serious collision during a match against Andorra. At the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium in Tenerife, Ceuta players deposited flower…
The late Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel was paid tribute with applause on Sunday before Tenerife's match.
Tenerife return to action with emotional De Miguel tribute after striker’s death
Spanish second division team Tenerife returned to action on Sunday for the first time since the death of striker Jesus De Miguel, with emotional tributes before and during their game against Ceuta. De Miguel died on November 3, a day after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a league match at home. Tributes took […]
Spanish club Tenerife pays tribute to Jesus de Miguel in its first match since soccer player's death
Spanish soccer club Tenerife on Sunday paid tribute to Jesus de Miguel in its first game since the striker's shocking death, with midfielder Nacho Gil holding up De Miguel's jersey after scoring his team's opening goal shortly before halftime.
Spanish club Tenerife pays tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its first mat
MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer club Tenerife on Sunday paid tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its first game since the striker’s shocking death, with midfielder Nacho Gil holding up De Miguel’s jersey after scoring his team’s
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Spanish club Tenerife pays tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its first match since soccer player's death
MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer club Tenerife on Sunday paid tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its first game since the striker's shocking death, with midfielder Nacho Gil holding up De Miguel's jersey after scoring his team's opening goal shortly before halftime.
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