Spain loses footballer after being stabbed in chest
Spanish footballer, Francisco J. Naval Perez, has died in a hospital after he was reportedly stabbed in the chest in Cadiz on Saturday afternoon.
The Spanish Civil Guard while disclosing the incident said there was no reason behind the attack and there were no known links between the two men, according to the Daily Mail on Monday.
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One of the attackers, a 20-year-old man has been arrested after what appeared to be a random attack.
It is claimed that the attacker stabbed Perez without saying anything.
Following the incident, Paco was taken to the hospital in Sanlucar and Jerez de la Frontera.
However, due to the seriousness of the injuries he suffered, he had to be transferred to the Puerta del Mar hospital in Cadiz where he died around 2:30am on Sunday.
Chipiona CF released a statement saying: “Well, we don’t even have words, to begin with, this seems like a nightmare, but unfortunately it’s real, our player Paco Naval Perez has left us, he died this morning.”
The statement added that Paco had been ‘fighting between life and death’ and that he ‘had his whole life ahead of him’.
Real Madrid also paid tribute to him saying, “Real Madrid CF deeply regrets the death of Paco Naval, a Chipiona CF player, and wishes to express its condolences and affection to all his family, his club, teammates and loved ones. RIP.”
Real Madrid C.F. deeply laments the passing of Chipiona C. F. player Paco Naval and wishes to express its condolences to his family, his club, his teammates and loved ones. Rest in peace.
— Real Madrid C.F. ???? (@realmadriden) April 2, 2023