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Spanish soccer player dies from cardiac arrest after collision in second-division match · Best of: Features

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  Spanish soccer player dies from cardiac arrest after collision in second division
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  match, Written by Joseph Wilson. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice generated by Everlet. Barcelona, Spain, the AP. Tenrife
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  forward Jesus de Miguel has died after he suffered cardiac arrest from
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  an on field collision in a Spanish second division match. His club
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  said Tuesday he was thirty. De Miguel was challenging for the ball
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  near midfield on Monday when he was struck in the chest by
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  the onrushing Andorra goalkeeper, Jesus Owono, during added time. Iwana was shown
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  a straight red card for the incident. De Miguel was taken to
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  a hospital and the match, tied two two, was abandoned after the
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  incident. Tenerife said in a statement that De Miguel died at eight
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  AM on Tuesday. The club located on Spain, Canary Islands, said it
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  was heartbroken. De Miguel, a Madrid native, made his professional debut in
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  twenty fifteen with Legonaise B, and has since played for a number
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  of lower Divichons clubs in Spain. He joined Tenerife last year. There
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  are no words of comfort, the club statement read. There is absolutely
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  nothing that can alleviate his profound sense of sorrow. We stand with
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  his devastated family, his loved ones, and the entire Tenerife community. The
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  heavy collision happened when Owano rushed out of his area all the
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  way to midfield to challenge for a long ball that de Miguel
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  was trying to reach. De Miguel initially curled on his knees, clutching
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  his torso for a few seconds, before he fell over onto his
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  back, with his arms falling to his sides. Owono was walking off
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  the field after being shown the red card, but turned around and
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  joined the other players rushing to check on De Miguel. Andorra, which
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  is owned by former Barcelona star Gerard Peak, also offered its condolences,
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  along with other clubs, the Spanish Soccer Federation and La Liga. We
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  wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Jesus de
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  Miguel, to all his colleagues and friends, and to C. D. Tenerife.
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  May he rest in peace, Andora said in a statement. The Spanish
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  Soccer Federation postponed two Copa del Rey matches and one Copa de
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  la Reina matches to be held later on Tuesday. Life threatening injuries
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  from collision in soccer are extremely rare. Last year in Spain, a
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  nineteen year old goalkeeper died from head injuries suffered during a collision
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  in a fifth division match. Kalindres goalkeeper Raul Ramirez had two cardiorespiratory
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  arrests, one on the field, and then in the ambulance while being
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  transported to a hospital. He was declared brain dead two days later.
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  In 2001, Ukrainian goalkeeper Serhi Perkun was playing for CSKA Moscow when
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  he died from head injuries received in a collision during a match.
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  See the AP's full soccer coverage here.