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Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies after match collision

BBC News reports the footballer's death, his family's request for privacy and the postponement of Tuesday's Spanish Cup fixtures.

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Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 115,707 views.

Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel dies after collision during match | BBC News

Spectators applauded as Jesús de Miguel was carried off the pitch on Monday. By Tuesday morning, the Tenerife striker had died, BBC Sport presenter John Watson reports in a breaking-news update.

The 30-year-old suffered head and chest injuries in a collision during a Spanish second-division match against FC Andorra. Watson describes medical treatment on the pitch and says De Miguel was initially stable but in a serious condition before his condition deteriorated.

The report also cites Spanish media accounts that he suffered a cardiac arrest in the ambulance and was resuscitated by paramedics on the way to hospital.

Watson reads Tenerife's statement announcing the death, conveying the club's grief and its struggle to find words of comfort. The Spanish football federation has postponed Tuesday's Spanish Cup fixtures, according to the BBC.

Published today, the BBC News video has drawn about 116,000 views in its first three hours. It brings together the timeline of the emergency and the club's response, ending with a message from De Miguel's family: gratitude for the public support, alongside a request for privacy.

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