Global FootballUpdated November 9

Weekend tributes recall Jesús de Miguel’s No. 9 shirt

Asharq News reported that La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation and the women’s league announced tributes during fixtures from Nov. 6 to 9, including a minute of silence and a pause in the ninth minute, De Miguel’s shirt number. At Barcelona–Atlético Madrid, play stopped and clips of his goals were shown as players and spectators applauded, Kooora reported. The Guardian Football described a separate scene at Osasuna–Athletic Club on Nov. 7: players from both teams wore white shirts bearing No. 9 and De Miguel’s name, with black armbands, and carried white lilies.

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