Spanish Football

Coverage on 3 November reported that Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife forward, had died after a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono in a Spanish second-division match. Channels reported the match took place the previous day and that de Miguel was struck in the chest by the onrushing goalkeeper in the 96th minute, collapsed, received treatment on the pitch and was taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. BBC One reported the match was abandoned; both channels reported Owono was sent off. BBC One reported de Miguel was initially described as stable but serious, deteriorated overnight and died that morning from head and chest injuries. Channel 4 reported his condition worsened neurologically overnight and he was pronounced dead early that morning.

BBC One reported tributes from Gerard Piqué, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, and said the Spanish football federation postponed matches due that day, with a moment of silence at UEFA matches that week. Channel 4 reported Spanish domestic matches were cancelled, Real Madrid held a minute's silence, and European Champions League fixtures that day and the next would go ahead with tributes. BBC One reported local media said police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter; Channel 4 reported a police investigation had been automatically triggered with involuntary manslaughter as a possible charge. BBC One also carried a legal expert's view that no civil or criminal liability for Owono was the most likely outcome because the incident would be treated as an accepted risk in football. Channel 4 reported Owono was distraught in the dressing room and deleted his social media after online abuse, and included a supporter who said the collision was deliberate and looked like a UFC move rather than a tackle; BBC One described the incident as a collision or challenge.