The incident occurred in the USA
A football player, who sustained injuries during a brawl following a referee’s decision during a game in the USA, has died.
ABC News reported that Misael Sanchez died on Monday – 15 days after he had been attacked by opposition players during a game in California.
Police were called to the incident on the football pitch at Oxnard High School on July 10 following reports of a fight taking place.
A statement from the local authorities claimed that as they arrived at the scene, they found the 29-year-old unresponsive on the pitch.
It said: “Officers spoke to witnesses and learned the fight was between two adult soccer teams.
“The fight occurred when the two teams disagreed with a referee’s decision.
“Sanchez was on the field playing soccer for one of the two teams when the fight broke out.
“During the fight, Sanchez was assaulted by multiple assailants.”
Sanchez died 15 days later at Ventura County Medical Centre as a result of his injuries. Police have since confirmed that one person has been arrested in connection to the incident and have also called for witnesses to come forward.
An autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday to determine the cause of Sanchez’s death.
Referee in El Salvador died from internal bleeding after being attacked by fans
Last month a referee in El Salvador died from internal bleeding after he had been attacked by players and fans for showing a red card.
Jose Arnaldo Amaya, 63, passed away as a result of the incident. The Salvadoran Football Federation issued a statement condemning the attack on the referee, who had over 20 years of experience as an official.
✝️| La Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol lamenta el fallecimiento del árbitro José Arnoldo Amaya. pic.twitter.com/gVscusks93
— FESFUT (@fesfut_sv) June 13, 2022
President of the SFF, Hugo Carillo, also went on national TV to slam those who were involved in the attack on Amaya.
“As a Federation, we repudiate what happened to referee Jose Arnoldo Amaya,’ he told El Tiki Taka.
“And we trust that the authorities can find those responsible for taking the referee’s life.”
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