Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel dies aged 30 after on-pitch collision

Forward had cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital He was struck in the chest when challenging for ball The Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel has died following a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a match in Spain’s second division.

Tenerife announced that the 30-year-old had tragically passed away at 8am on Tuesday after he had been taken into intensive care on Monday afternoon. De Miguel suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and did not regain consciousness. The collision occurred in added time at the end of Andorra’s visit to Tenerife, a game that had been put back 24 hours because of the risk of torrential rain on the island. With the score 2-2, late in the 96th minute, a long ball was played away from the Tenerife…