A lightning strike claimed a player's life and injured four more during a soccer match in Peru, while a Brazilian derby was marred by the odd act of a fan throwing a pig's head onto the field. These ...

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 ...

A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city.

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 ...

A local Peruvian soccer match was called off due to weather, but as players left the field, lighting struck, killing one man ...

Though lightning has struck football matches in Peru before, causing injuries, the weekend incident was the first known fatality there from the phenomenon. Globally, however, lightning has killed ...

One person was killed, and four others were injured by a lightning strike that occurred during a soccer game in Peru. Footage shared to social media showed several players falling face first to the ...

A lightning strike resulted in the death of a football player and injuries to four others during a match in the Peruvian ...

The player was walking off the pitch after the game had been paused due to a storm just before lightning struck. The soccer ...