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SOCCER

La Liga Pauses Play This Weekend to Honor Jesús de Miguel

Spanish soccer is honoring the Tenerife forward with a pregame ceremony and a stoppage tied to his No. 9 shirt.

By TSP Staff
People observe a minute of silence outside the Palacio Insular.
People observe a minute of silence for Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel outside the Palacio Insular on Nov. 4, 2026. · Credit: Cabildo de Tenerife

La Liga matches this weekend are pausing at the first stoppage from the ninth minute onward to honor Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, who died this week. The tribute began Friday and runs through Monday, the league said.

Before matches, starters walk out in shirts bearing De Miguel’s No. 9 and the captains lay flowers. Stadium screens show a video during the in-game pause, followed by applause before play resumes. La Liga, the Spanish soccer federation and Liga F announced the plan together. Sevilla and Alavés took part Friday at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

Tenerife will hold a public ceremony Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. La Liga’s official YouTube channel will carry it. Three second-division matches, including Tenerife’s visit to Granada, were postponed. Liga F’s match between Costa Adeje Tenerife and Deportivo Alavés was also postponed, with new dates to be announced.

Photo by Cabildo de Tenerife, CC BY 4.0.