Spain national team coach Luis de la Fuente and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez attended the funeral of Tenerife's Jesús de Miguel on Thursday, joining family and teammates in Navahermosa, Spain. The 30-year-old player died on Tuesday following cardiac arrest after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match. De Miguel's Tenerife teammates traveled from the Canary Islands for the service.
The town of some 3,000 inhabitants declared three days of mourning with flags at half mast. Messages of condolence poured in from European clubs and tributes were dedicated to De Miguel during this week's Champions League games. Spain's National Police have opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter as a standard procedure for non-natural death.
Owono has expressed remorse for the incident.
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