José Antonio Reyes died on Saturday in a car crash
José Antonio Reyes died on Saturday in a car crash, his former club Sevilla
FC announced. He was 35. A Spanish soccer star played for several of
the biggest clubs in Europe, including Arsenal in the Premier League.
The crash occurred before noon while Mr. Reyes was traveling
on a road linking Utrera, his hometown, and Seville, the regional capital of
Andalusia. Emergency services crews could not save his life.
Mr. Reyes was playing most recently for Extremadura in the
Segunda Division. But he formerly played for Real Madrid and its
crosstown rival, Atlético Madrid. Outside Spain, he had stints with
Arsenal, the London powerhouse, and Benfica, the Lisbon club, as well as a
Chinese team, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, where he played last year.
As a national team player, Mr. Reyes represented Spain in 21
games and was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Cup. By the
time Spain became European champions, in 2008, and consolidated its dominance
as the Continent’s strongest team by winning the 2010 World Cup.
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