Billy Vigar playing for the Arsenal under-21 team on September 3, 2022. David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Tributes have been pouring in for the former Arsenal soccer player Billy Vigar, who has passed away at the age of 21 after suffering a “significant brain injury” during a match last weekend, his club announced.

Chichester City, which plays in the seventh tier of English soccer, confirmed on Thursday that the striker had died following the incident in an Isthmian League fixture against Wingate and Finchley, a match that was subsequently suspended.

The injury was sustained when he reportedly collided with a wall near 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 o

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