Jesús de Miguel’s funeral brings together Spanish football figures
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BBC
The funeral of Jesús de Miguel, the Spanish Tenerife striker who died after a collision during a match, took place on Thursday in Navahermosa, Spain. His teammates carried his coffin, while Luis de la Fuente and Florentino Pérez were among those present, according to the BBC.
The funeral of Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Spanish striker who died after a serious injury sustained in the second division, brought together several figures from Spanish football in Navahermosa on Thursday, including Luis de la Fuente, Spain’s head coach, Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, and Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, chief executive of Atlético de Madrid, reports the BBC.
Tenerife teammates carried the player’s coffin before the ceremony at the San Miguel Arcángel church, in his parents’ home town. Jesús de Miguel’s family thanked those who had sent them messages, calls and expressions of affection, saying that the player left an “impossible-to-fill void” and precious memories, according to the BBC.
