Former Arsenal and Sevilla player Reyes dies in car accident


FILE PHOTO: Football - Sevilla Training - UEFA Europa League Final Preview - National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland - 26/5/15 Sevilla's Jose Antonio Reyes during training Reuters / Carl Recine/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Former Sevilla and Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic accident, aged 35, several of his former clubs said on Saturday.

"We couldn't be announcing any worse news. Our beloved former youth player Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic accident. Rest in peace," said a statement on Sevilla's official Twitter account.

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