Overview

• Raúl Ramírez, goalkeeper for fifth-tier Club Deportivo Colindres, collided with an opponent during an away match at SD Revilla on Saturday.
• The game was abandoned at 1:0 for the home side as he was rushed to Valdecilla University Hospital in Santander and admitted to intensive care.
• Doctors reported a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple cardiac arrests, and he was declared brain-dead two days later.
• Media accounts describe the incident as a tragic accident with no participants considered at fault.
• Regional president María José Sáenz de Buruaga offered condolences to the family and football community, and the federation called for moments of silence at upcoming matches.