"Former Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar has died from a significant brain injury suffered during an incident in an English non-league match, his club Chichester City has confirmed. It has been reported Vigar, 21, collided with a concrete wall in Saturday's game at Wingate and Finchley in the seventh tier of English football when he was trying to keep the ball from going off the pitch."
"After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was put in an induced coma. On Tuesday, he needed an operation to aid any chances of recovery. Although this helped, the injury proved too much for him and he passed away on Thursday (25th) morning. The responses to the original update show how much Billy was thought of and loved within the sport. His family are devastated that this has happened whilst he was playing the sport that he loved."
Billy Vigar, 21, suffered a significant brain injury after colliding with a concrete wall while trying to keep the ball in play during a seventh-tier match at Wingate and Finchley. He was taken to hospital, placed in an induced coma, and underwent surgery intended to aid recovery. The operation initially helped but the injury proved too severe and he died on Thursday morning. Chichester City confirmed his passing, requested privacy for his family, and postponed Saturday's match against Lewes. Vigar joined Arsenal's academy in 2017, turned professional in 2022, and previously had loan spells with Derby under-21s, Hastings, and Eastbourne Borough.
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