The German authorities announced this morning the death of the young Berliner. The 16-year-old boy suspected of delivering the fatal blows is still in pre-trial detention.
The deceased teenager, who belonged to the German team JFC Berlin, had so far been kept alive so that he could donate his organs. The French club, "deeply shocked by this tragedy", had not specified the age and nationality of the offending player. The tournament in which the two youngsters participated welcomed teams from 16 different countries, most of them European.