Two men have been arrested for allegedly murdering a man on a nightclub dancefloor in Birmingham.
23-year-old Cody Fisher, a non-league footballer, and school sports coach was attacked at The Crane nightclub, just before midnight on Boxing Day.
Paying tribute, his family said his death had “broken our hearts”.
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Birmingham just after midnight. A second man, 21, was arrested in London.
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The school where Mr. Fisher coached, Woodrow First School, said everyone had been left devastated over the tragic and needless death of the “bright, friendly, and talented young man”.
“Many of the children at school know Cody as their sports coach and have enjoyed working with him,” it tweeted.
He played the left-back position for clubs including Broomsgrove Sporting, Stourbridge and Stratford Town.
Bromsgrove Sporting chairman Mike Burke said tributes will be held for him at a match against Stratford on 2 January.
He added the event would be an opportunity to “show our love and respect to him on that day”.
“There’s nothing we can say can make the family feel any better, but we can just send our thoughts out to them at this really sad time,” Mr Burke said.
The West Midlands Police said the investigation has been making good progress.
According to the force, hundreds of people were in the nightclub at the time and a dedicated website had been set up to upload images and footage from the night.