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Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision

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Confirmed Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, aged 30, died after suffering a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match against FC Andorra.

AI Multiple results report that Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died at age 30 after a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono in a Spanish second-division match, which matches the core of the claim. Several outlets (CNN, Irish Times, Yahoo Sports) repeat the same underlying reporting, but the core facts are consistent across them.
Confirmed De Miguel suffered head and chest injuries in a heavy collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during the match on Monday.

AI Multiple results state that Tenerife's Jesús de Miguel suffered serious head and chest injuries in a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during Monday's match. The results describe the collision as high-speed or violent, which matches "heavy." Later reports say he died, which the claim does not address and does not contradict.
Confirmed The referee sent off goalkeeper Jesus Owono with a straight red card for his challenge.

AI Multiple results state that the referee showed Owono a straight red card after his challenge on Jesús de Miguel, which matches the claim. The referee's name (Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández) appears only in beIN and karlobag, and the reports largely repeat common wire coverage, but none contradicts the core.
Confirmed De Miguel died at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday after his health deteriorated that morning.

AI Two results explicitly state that De Miguel's condition was 'stable but serious' on Monday, that his health deteriorated on Tuesday morning, and that he died at 07:00 GMT. A third result confirms he died on Tuesday. The first two appear to repeat the same underlying report, so they are not fully independent.
Confirmed Spanish police opened an investigation for possible involuntary manslaughter following De Miguel's death.

AI Several results state that Spanish police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter after Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died following an on-field collision. Results 1 to 3 and 4 largely repeat the same AP report, so they are not fully independent sources, but they all match the claim.
Confirmed Tenerife and Andorra were drawing 2-2 seven minutes into stoppage time when the incident occurred.

AI Several results state that the collision occurred in the seventh minute of stoppage time with the score tied 2-2, matching the claim's core details. The Independent, Yahoo Sports and ESPN specify the seventh minute, while AS and beIN SPORTS confirm the 2-2 score in stoppage time without giving the exact minute.
Confirmed The Spanish football federation postponed Tuesday's Spanish Cup fixtures following De Miguel's death.

AI Multiple results report that the RFEF suspended or postponed the Tuesday, November 3 Copa del Rey first-round matches after the death of Jesús de Miguel, and ESPN quotes the federation's own statement. The results also mention Copa de la Reina matches, which the claim does not address, and the results do not describe any other body making the decision.
Confirmed Spanish media, including Marca, reported that De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in the ambulance and was resuscitated by paramedics on the way to hospital.

AI Several results state that Spanish media, including Marca, reported that De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in the ambulance and was resuscitated by paramedics on the way to hospital, which matches the claim. All four results repeat this same attribution, and none quotes the Marca article itself, so the support is secondhand.

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De Miguel scored 11 goals in 29 appearances for Tenerife.
De Miguel joined Castellon in 2023 and scored 16 goals as the club achieved promotion to Spain's second division a year later.
De Miguel joined Tenerife on a three-year deal in 2025.
De Miguel started his career at Leganes in 2015 and went on to play for eight different clubs in Spain.
De Miguel is survived by his daughter, Carla de Miguel Fernandez, who was born in 2025.

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The death of De Miguel will likely intensify debate about player safety in football.

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Tenerife president Felipe Minambres called the situation an "enormous tragedy" that the club has had to endure.

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