Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies from on pitch collision

[Mark B]

Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died from a catastrophic on-pitch collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono. The video is crazy to watch if you haven’t seen it already.

Despite receiving emergency medical resuscitation and being rushed to the intensive care unit, his condition deteriorated rapidly overnight.

The Spanish Football Federation has suspended all matches scheduled for Tuesday.

I just don’t know enough about Spanish legal proceedings to what could happen with this and whether it could eventually fall under gross negligence or professional negligence.

 

[ASCPFC]

Terrible tragedy RIP

 

[rob1969]

The keeper was in the centre circle ?

 

[ASCPFC]

The keeper was in the centre circle ?

Indeed, questions will be asked. Red card for a start - and he knew it.

 

[cryrst]

It could have been mateta on the slab verses the scum.
Football can be dangerous.
A hard shot in the head is dangerous.
The keeper did a bad foul.
I doubt there was intent to kill the guy.
He won’t be feeling very good about this and could end his career.

 

[Mark B]

It could have been mateta on the slab verses the scum.
Football can be dangerous.
A hard shot in the head is dangerous.
The keeper did a bad foul.
I doubt there was intent to kill the guy.
He won’t be feeling very good about this and could end his career.

I agree, there was absolutely no intent to kill.

The problem with body shots is that your body, if hit in the right spot with enough force, it just shuts down without anything you can do abut it. You see it in combat sports where a well placed shot to the body can crumple a fighter to the ground even after they have taken hundreds of shots to the head.

 

[Willo]

What a horrific incident and a terrible tragedy.
My heart goes out to his poor wife and family. What profound grief they must be suffering.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with his dear wife, family and friends.
RIP Jesus.

 

[RubinsCube]

Very sad. I saw the footage and immediately thought of the Mateta injury and (especially) the 82 World Cup Schumacher foul on Battiston.

It is a grim reminder that football still is a contact sport despite the evolution of the game in the last 40 years.