The mayor of a town in south-east Spain has led tributes and a cup final involving Barcelona has held a minute’s silence after a 19-year-old assistant referee died when warming up before a football match.
Fernando Alcaraz Bernal passed away during preparations for a game in Murcia between San Gines de la Jara and visitors Montecasillas on Sunday.
The tragic incident struck just 15 minutes before the scheduled afternoon kick off at the Sanchez Luengo stadium, when Bernal passed out, started to suffer convulsions and entered cardiorespiratory arrest.
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