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José Antonio Reyes, Former Arsenal Soccer Player, Dies in Car Crash at 35

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MADRID — José Antonio Reyes, a Spanish soccer star who played for several of the biggest clubs in Europe, including Arsenal in the Premier League, died on Saturday in a car crash, his former club Sevilla FC announced. He was 35.

The crash occurred before noon while Mr. Reyes was traveling on a road linking Utrera, his hometown, and Seville, the regional capital of Andalusia, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. Emergency services crews could not save his life, the report said.

Mr. Reyes was playing most recently for Extremadura in the Segunda Division.