Overview

• Chichester City confirmed on Thursday that Vigar died days after suffering a severe brain injury during an Isthmian League match.
• The club shared a message from his family describing themselves as devastated that this happened while he was playing the sport he loved.
• The incident occurred on Saturday in the 15th minute against Wingate & Finchley, and media reports say he struck a hard surface at the edge of the pitch as the match was abandoned.
• On-field medics treated him before an air ambulance flew him to hospital, where he was placed in an induced coma and underwent surgery on Tuesday.
• Vigar came through Arsenal’s academy, signed a professional deal in July 2022, left the club in 2024 after loan spells, and later signed for non-league Chichester City.