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Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono was suspended for 12 games by the Spanish football federation's disciplinary committee on Friday over a collision that led to the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel. The committee said Owono used excessive force when he struck De Miguel in the chest with his leg while the ball was in play near the end of the second-tier match on 2 November, and called the 12-match ban the maximum sanction justified. De Miguel, 30, suffered cardiac arrest and died the next day. Owono, 25, was sent off, and the federation ruled the abandoned match will not be replayed, so the 2-2 result stands. Spanish police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter, though prosecutors have said criminal proceedings are unlikely. Owono's club said he was experiencing the most difficult days of his life. Coach Carles Manso said Owono is spending time with his family and has not decided whether he will return to football, and the club will give him space to decide.

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