Tenerife honour teammate Jesus De Miguel with tearful tribute

Thousands gathered at Tenerife’s Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López to remember striker Jesús de Miguel, who died aged 30 after suffering a cardiac arrest following a collision during a match. The tribute honoured his life and his place in the team, as captain Enric Gallego and supporters struggled with grief.

De Miguel collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono on Monday and was taken to intensive care; Tenerife confirmed his death on Tuesday. Players and representatives from clubs across Spain’s top two divisions attended the 90-minute ceremony, where a banner read “Forever Demi”, a video showed his Tenerife debut and Gallego called him “one of us”. Matches across Spain observed a minute’s silence over the weekend.