Tributes to Carlisle footballer who died in Ibiza fall

Tributes person been paid to a fashionable footballer who died aft seemingly falling from a edifice balcony successful Ibiza.

John McKenna, 22, from Carlisle, Cumbria, had been connected vacation erstwhile the calamity happened connected Friday astatine astir 11:00 section clip (10:00 BST).

The Scotby FC player, an electrician, is reported to person fallen from the 3rd level of his San Antonio hotel.

His Sunday league nine said it had "lost a legend, a superb subordinate but an adjacent amended person".

It added that helium would beryllium "never forgotten but loved always. RIP large John."

Friend and erstwhile Carlisle United subordinate Josh Dixon, who went to schoolhouse with Mr McKenna, besides paid tribute and said helium was "absolutely heartbroken".

"One of my closest mates each the mode done school," helium wrote.

"Wherever you went you would enactment a grin connected someone's face, volition beryllium a immense miss to america all. Rest casual large man."

Flowers person been near extracurricular the club's pavilion, alongside a shot shirt.

The Cumberland Football Association said it was "so atrocious to perceive this tragic news".

"Our thoughts are with John's household and friends arsenic good arsenic his teammates successful the AFC Scotby household astatine this clip and always".

Clubs from the Carlisle City Premier Sunday League person besides sent their condolences, arsenic good arsenic different teams from the county.

The UK Foreign Office said it was supporting the household of a British antheral who died successful Ibiza and was successful interaction with the Spanish island's authorities.