BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥� Barcelona says a construction worker died when he had an accident while helping with the on Friday.
In a short statement published Saturday, the Spanish club said it 鈥渄eeply regrets the death of the worker who lost his life yesterday in the workplace accident.鈥�
Barcelona expressed its condolences to his family, friends and co-workers.
Catalan police said the worker was a 54-year-old man who died from a blow to the head. No more detail on the circumstances was given when queried by The Associated Press.
Barcelona started a major overhaul of Camp Nou, Europe’s largest soccer stadium, in 2023. It at the venue in November, with a limited seating capacity, as construction work continued.
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