a young Berlin footballer, hit by a Metz player, is dead

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The 16-year-old French player, suspected of having delivered the fatal blows, is still in pre-trial detention,

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The football stadium in Frankfurt (Germany) where an international tournament took place following which a young footballer from Berlin was fatally struck by a player from Metz, on May 28, 2023. (BORIS ROESSLER / DPA / AFP)

A 15-year-old Berlin teenager, very seriously injured by a player from French club Metz during a fight after a match in an international tournament in Frankfurt, is dead, German police announced on Wednesday May 31. “After the fight on Sunday… the 15-year-old boy died in hospital from serious brain injuries”German police said in a statement.

The 16-year-old boy suspected of having struck the fatal blows is still in pre-trial detention, said the Frankfurt police, who are continuing their investigation into the course of the events. The suspect is part of one of the training programs of the French club FC Metz, which plays in the 2nd division.“In order to clarify the circumstances of (the death of the young German)an autopsy will be performed in the next few days.she added.

The French club says it is “deeply shocked by this tragedy”

The deceased teenager, who belonged to the German team JFC Berlin, had so far been kept artificially alive so that he could donate his organs, the spokeswoman for the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office told AFP. Nadja Niesen.

Tuesday, the French club, “deeply shocked by this tragedy”had not specified the age and nationality of the offending player who plays within the FC Metz Performance Program, a structure integrated into the club and which allows “to young footballers or educators from all over the world to be able to access a high-level training structure”.


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