The world of football has come together to mourn the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel. The forward suffered head and chest injuries in a heavy collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a Spanish second division match against FC Andorra on Monday. De Miguel's condition was described as stable but serious on Monday, but his health deteriorated on Tuesday morning and the Spaniard died at .
A minute's silence was held before Tuesday evening's Champions League matches across Europe. That will be repeated for Wednesday's fixtures, as well as all Europa League and Conference League matches this week. Mourners laid flowers and lit candles beneath a black and white image of De Miguel at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez, Tenerife's home ground.
Tenerife said in a statement on Tuesday evening they will commence six official days of mourning, with all club activities suspended during this time. The club's players, staff and officials will attend De Miguel's funeral, which will take place in Navahermosa, Toledo. Tenerife will also open their home ground on Saturday evening to allow supporters to "bid a fitting farewell".
"Jesus de Miguel's family would like to thank everyone for their messages of support and, from the bottom of their hearts, ask that their privacy be respected at this terrible time. May he rest in peace," added the statement. "We are torn by the news," said Fran Leon, president of Tenerife's federation of supporters' clubs.
"All of the island is in mourning. All of Canarias is in mourning. It's a shared pain." Fan David Tejera said De Miguel's "effort" and "passion" for Tenerife would endure.
"You are already part of the blue and white history," he said. Tenerife and Andorra were tied 2-2 seven minutes into stoppage time when the incident occurred. Owono ran towards the centre circle to clear a long ball when his knee appeared to collide with De Miguel.
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