Beijing, March 20, 2025 (AFP) - China footballer dies on eve of 19th birthday after head injury in Spain

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2025-03-20

A promising Chinese footballer who suffered a serious head injury while playing in Spain has died a day short of his 19th birthday, his club said Thursday. Guo Jiaxuan fell into a coma last month after an accident during a training match between a Beijing U-20 team and Spanish side RC Alcobendas in Madrid. The youth international was declared "brain dead" by local doctors before being flown to a Beijing hospital after his condition deteriorated,......

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