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Soccer player dies following on-field collision in Spain

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A Spanish soccer player's death is now under investigation as possible involuntary manslaughter, after he suffered a fatal injury in an on-field collision during a match.

The country's National Police said Tuesday that proceedings were opened and prosecutors will also be involved.

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said. He was 30 years old.

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