Cardiff striker Sala feared dead after suspected plane crash


NANTES, France (AFP): Premier League club Cardiff City's record new signing, Emiliano Sala, is missing presumed dead after a light aircraft he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel, with a search to find the plane being called off on Tuesday.

The Argentine striker, signed on Saturday from French club Nantes for a reported fee of 17mil euros (RM79mil), was flying to Cardiff aboard the plane that disappeared from radars around 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the island of Guernsey on Monday night.

Subscribe now to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!
   

Next In World

Damaged reservoir can still provide water for big Ukrainian nuclear plant -IAEA
China Brand Fair opens again in Budapest
COVID masks are back as Canadian wildfires fill skies with smoke
Sleep problems increase risk of respiratory infections: study
High food, energy prices drag Eurozone economies into mild recession: Eurostat
U.S. stocks close higher
Egypt's Suez Canal economic zone lures 2.5-bln-USD foreign investment in 11 months
Rebel mobilisation in southern Sudan raises fears of conflict spreading
Flooding kills at least 9 in Ukraine's southern town
Egypt halts sea activities in Hurghada after fatal shark attack

Others Also Read