Ex-Arsenal striker dies after suffering ‘brain injury’ during game

Chichester City FC and erstwhile Arsenal academy striker Billy Vigar has died pursuing a “significant encephalon injury.”

The 21-year-old, calved successful Worthing, was injured during a crippled astatine Wingate and Finchley successful the Isthmian League Premier Division connected Saturday. It is believed helium collided with a factual wall, though the nine has not confirmed this.

Vigar’s household said connected Thursday,”After sustaining a important encephalon wounded past Saturday, Billy Vigar was enactment into an induced coma.

On Tuesday, helium needed an cognition to assistance immoderate chances of recovery. Although this helped, the wounded

proved excessively overmuch for him and helium passed distant connected Thursday morning.”

“The responses to the archetypal update amusement however overmuch Billy was loved and thought of wrong the sport.”

A postgraduate of the Arsenal academy, Vigar near the nine successful 2024 and besides played for Derby County, Hastings United, and Eastbourne Borough.

Arsenal said: “Billy joined our academy connected schoolboy presumption aged 14, aft being scouted astatine his hometown nine Hove Rivervale FC and excelled arsenic a striker astatine Hale End… As good arsenic his important talent, Billy volition ever beryllium remembered for his emotion of the game, pridefulness astatine representing our shot club… and a quality beloved by team-mates and coaches alike. Our deepest condolences spell retired to the Vigar household and his galore friends astatine this highly hard time.”

Derby County, Hastings United, Eastbourne Borough, and The FA besides expressed daze and condolences.

Chichester City confirmed Vigar’s decease and said Saturday’s lucifer against Lewes would beryllium postponed and rescheduled.

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