Owono breaks silence after De Miguel's death: 'hardest days of my life'

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who has now spoken publicly.

• Owono, in a statement published by Andorra on Wednesday, said he is enduring the "hardest days" of his life and feels "immense pain" over the loss.
• De Miguel, 30, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in the Monday collision, after being taken to intensive care.
• Andorra defender Lautaro Spatz said Owono would "never intentionally hurt anyone," and the Equatorial Guinea federation offered him its full backing.
• Tenerife's and Andorra's Saturday matches were postponed, and Spain's federation postponed all Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina matches this week.
• Spanish police's homicide unit opened an investigation into the collision, examining whether De Miguel's on-pitch medical response was adequate.
• The Santa Cruz de Tenerife prosecutor said opening a criminal case against Owono would be very difficult; the federation's disciplinary committee considers a 4–12 match ban.
• Owono has received death threats and racist abuse on social media and closed his accounts amid a difficult psychological state.
• Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé paid tribute to Jesús de Miguel, who died after Monday's collision.
• Real Madrid players observed a minute of silence during training in memory of De Miguel.
• Manchester United, Liverpool, La Liga and Andorra owner Gerard Piqué offered condolences.