Jose Antonio Reyes Coffin has arrived at Sevilla ahead of tomorrows funeral

Sevilla’s tweet roughly translates to “The coffin of José Antonio Reyes arrives at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán”

Former Spanish International Jose Antonio Reyes is known for his time at Arsenal, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, and Espanyol has passed away in a road accident in Alcala de Guadaira.

Tributes are flowing in from across the world. Here are some of them.

The Spanish Winger had represented Spain 22 times and has made 641 appearances across all competitions.

Jose Reyes was driving his Mercedes Brabus S550V at a speed which was reported to be 120mph on a road that had a 70mph speed limit.

The car reportedly went out of his control and hit a concrete block which let to Car catching flames, Three people were in Mercedes car when this happened according to reports. That included Jose Antonio Reyes and his Two cousins, Jonathan Reyes who died on the spot and Juan Manuel Calderon who was rushed to the hospital. The official statement is not yet released by the police who say the investigation is ongoing.

But this has angered a few people like retired Spanish Goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares who took to Twitter to post ” Circular speeding is a reprehensible attitude. In the accident, there have been victims in addition to the driver. Reyes does not deserve a tribute like a hero. But that does not mean that I regret what happened and that I don’t pray for their souls.

The funeral of Jose Antonio Reyes will be held tomorrow in winger’s native town of Utrera. His body was taken to Utrera after he has got respects from fans, Staff, and players of Sevilla FC, his boyhood club.

Funeral of Jose Antonio Reyes has been held in his home town of Utrera, Seville. Attached below was a video taken before his last rites at Parroquia Santa María De La Mesa a Church in Utrera, Spain.