Tenerife promise financial support for De Miguel's family
President Rayco García made the pledge after Thursday's funeral; the striker died on Tuesday after a collision with Andorra's goalkeeper.
Tenerife president Rayco García has promised financial support to the family of Jesús de Miguel, the 30-year-old striker who died on Tuesday after a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during Monday's match. Owono was sent off for a high challenge.
According to the Mirror, García passed the message on to the squad after the funeral, held on Thursday. He asked the players to stay close to María, the striker's partner, and said their young daughter, who is just over a year old, would never be left wanting.
The family, through agent Manuel Hernández, read a statement before the funeral thanking everyone for their affection and acknowledging that Jesús leaves a void that cannot be filled.
Close friend Fernando Román recalled that he and his partner spent the day with María, who was alone at the hospital, and that De Miguel had been talking about a trip to Disney with the girls.
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