Madrid, Nov. 14 -- The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has handed Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono a 12-match suspension for the challenge that led to Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel's death during a Spanish second-division match between the sides on November 2.
The goalkeeper raced out of his area in the closing minutes of the match to clear a ball but collided with De Miguel, striking the forward in the chest with his knee.
The 30-year-old De Miguel was resuscitated after suffering cardiac arrest but died in hospital the following morning.
The RFEF on Friday said that any disciplinary sanction had to be "based on the events which are expressly reported in the referee's report."The referee, Manuel Angel Perez Hernandez, immediately sh...