Court and police open routine inquiries into the death of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel after an on-pitch collision

Spanish authorities have opened inquiries into the death of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel. This report draws on the Guardian, El Correo, El Español, laSexta and El Independiente. Spanish quotations have been translated by Scopa's Realm. ## The inquiries The duty court in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Juzgado de Instrucción No. 2, has opened preliminary proceedings into the death, El Independiente and laSexta report, and the homicide group of the Policía Nacional in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is investigating what happened in the collision. Opening proceedings is the standard step after any death without natural causes, including accidents, the outlets report. El Español notes that the homicide group's involvement identifies who is investigating and does not mean a crime has been established. The chief prosecutor in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Luis Sánchez-Jáuregui, told the EFE news agency it was "muy difícil" (very difficult) for criminal proceedings to be opened, because the blow happened in the course of play, El Correo and the Guardian report. ## The collision In stoppage time of Monday's match against Andorra, with the score 2-2, De Miguel chased a long ball and collided with the Andorra goalkeeper, who had come out of his area and was sent off, the Guardian and El Español report; the match was abandoned. De Miguel suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest, was resuscitated and taken to intensive care at the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria university hospital, where he died at 8am on Tuesday, the club said. The goalkeeper faces a possible ban of four to 12 matches, El Correo reports.