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Spanish football plans tributes for Jesús de Miguel as funeral held in Navahermosa
November 6, 2026 at 07:56 AM
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Spanish football will honour Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died after an on-field collision, at matches from the 6th to the 9th of this month.
- De Miguel, 30, died on Tuesday after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second division match on Monday.
- La Liga said players will wear number 9 shirts reading "always in our memory" and observe a minute's silence.
- The Spanish federation cancelled all Copa del Rey matches, and La Liga excluded fixtures involving Tenerife, Andorra and Castellón.
- Tenerife's players carried their teammate's coffin through Navahermosa on Thursday, where Spain coach Luis de la Fuente attended the funeral.

