Mourners gathered on Monday (Nov 4) to bid farewell to Jose de la Cruz who was killed by lightning during a football match in the Peruvian Andes. The match had been suspended due to a thunderstorm, ...

A tragic incident in a lower-division match in Peru saw a lightning strike claim the life of a player of the pitch.

"We join in solidarity and extend our sincere condolences to the family," it said in a statement. Though lightning has struck ...

Footage showed many players falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field in the 22nd minute of the match ...

A soccer player was killed by a lightning strike during a game on Sunday in Peru, according to Peruvian state news service Andina and Reuters. José Hugo De ...

In a clip circulating on social media, Meza and four others were seemingly walking off the field when lightning struck. A ...

A player was killed by lightning during a soccer match in Peru, causing chaos and injury to others. Meanwhile, in Brazil, a ...

A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others.

The player, José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, was involved in a regional tournament game between two low-level local teams, C.D.

Goalkeeper Juan Chocca Llacta was among those injured when the lightning struck the ground, and was rushed to hospital to be ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has returned to the Argentina squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers after serving a ...