What awful news today when Tenerife confirmed that Jesús de Miguel died at 30. He suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest after a clash Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono in the last minute of stoppage time
Paramedics recovered his pulse with CPR in the ambulance and he went into the local hospital
Owono was sent off and was heading to the dressing rooms when teammates warned him of the consequences. He went back to check on De Miguel and left the pitch dejected, and he is destroyed by what happened
The referee halted the match and both sides agreed to call it off with the score level at two apiece
He worsened overnight and the club announced the news on X
The RFEF has suspended today's Cup matchday, some of which had already been moved a week because of the Urda train accident. Tenerife asked to postpone Saturday's League game against Granada and Tuesday's Cup tie against Badajoz, and the League and RFEF will accept
Owono faces a ban of four to eight matches, or more for the extreme consequence of his clash on de Miguel
Police have started to investigate because there has been a death, and that always happens, but it is almost impossible that anything comes of it
The tackle was a circumstance of the game, and Spanish Supreme Court doctrine (STS 379/2025) only brings in criminal law where there was clear intent to hurt and it isn't related to the game
The former Barça defender and majority shareholder of Andorra wrote on X: "I feel it with all my soul. Rest in peace Jesús." Messi, Mbappe and so many others have shown their hurt and paid their respects for the player's death
The protocol was followed, including the controversial move of carrying De Miguel off the pitch to the ambulance parked just outside on La Mutine Street, which is how Tenerife has the protocol set up.
It is still right that a tragedy like this forces people to rethink it
The reference is the English FA, which makes everyone on a football health team take mandatory courses on sudden death and heart conditions in players under 35. The information is there, and experts are asking for stricter protocols and wider sharing of it
@GuillemBalague