Goalkeeper's collision with opponent results in player death

Football player Jesus De Miguel died on Tuesday after a collision during a Spanish second division match on Monday. The Tenerife forward, aged 30, went into cardiac arrest after hitting FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono. He was taken to intensive care but did not survive.

De Miguel had joined Tenerife in summer 2025 and had one child. Owono, who is 25 and has played 47 times for Equatorial Guinea, was sent off after the incident. His teammate Lautaro Spatz said Owono would never hurt anyone on purpose. The Equatoguinean Football Federation also offered its support to Owono.

European competition matches that week held a minute's silence to honour De Miguel. Fatal injuries from collisions in football are extremely rare.