PARIS • The father of Emiliano Sala, Horacio, has died at the age of 58 following a heart attack, the mayor of the village where he lived in Argentina's Santa Fe province said yesterday. His sudden death comes just three months after his son, Argentina striker Emiliano, was killed when the aircraft he was travelling in went down in the English Channel.
"Horacio's wife called me at five o'clock in the morning. The doctors were already there. When he left his home, he had already died," Progreso mayor Julio Mueller said. "He never managed to get over the death of Emi. We thought that after the discovery (of Sala's body) he would be able to close that circle."
Emiliano, 28, was on his way to Cardiff City after the English Premier League side had signed him for a club-record £15 million (S$26.4 million) from French Ligue 1 club Nantes.
The pilot of the aircraft he was in, David Ibbotson, also went missing in the Jan 21 tragedy in which the Piper Malibu crashed in the waters north of Guernsey. Sala's body was later recovered on Feb 6 after an extensive search, but Ibbotson, 59, is yet to be found.
In a statement, Cardiff said the club offered its "deepest condolences" to Horacio's friends and family. "They are very much in the thoughts of us all at this difficult time," a spokesman said, as reported by the BBC.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Rescuers ended their search, on Thursday, for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel three days ago, after saying there was
UK rescuers end search for missing plane carrying soccer
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring their goal from the penalty spot. (Reuters pic) MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero's penalty gave champions Manchester City a 1-0 win over West Ham
Football: Aguero penalty gives Man City 1-0 win over West Ham
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 30, 2018, with the headline 'FAS' media-rights partner begins bankruptcy process'. Print Edition | Subscribe
Headlines
Jordan Henderson has revealed his honest thoughts on Declan Rice's England call-up (Pic: GETTY). Rice has spent this week training with the Three Lions for the first time following his controversial decision to snub the Republic of Ireland in favour of Gareth Southgate's men.
Jordan Henderson admits he is in Jordan Pickford's debt
Full Time: Everton 0-0 Crystal Palace. Despite dominating the match, Everton had to settle for a goalless draw against Crystal Palace in a result that hurts their European hopes. Everton hit the woodwork twice as they were held to a frustrating 0-0 Premier League draw at Crystal Palace despite dominating the contest.
Soccer-Everton held to goalless draw at Palace
JURGEN KLOPP has warned Liverpool's rivals: This is only the beginning. A staggering 500,000 fans lined the streets yesterday as the Reds paraded the Champions League trophy following their 2-0
Liverpool's win is brilliant culmination of Klopp's inclusive
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa's sportsmanlike decision to allow Aston Villa to score unopposed in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Leeds has been hailed by former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Wenger said that the incident was more remarkable given that promotion to the Premier League was at stake for the Championship club.
Wenger hails Leeds' Bielsa for sportsmanship in Villa draw
The Gunners head to Italy with a 2-0 lead after outplaying their Serie A opponents in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium a week ago. Unai Emery's side have so far lost both of their away
Kolasinac delighted by 'big win' but urges focus | Arseblog
Paris Saint-Germain shook off their Champions League hangover and resumed their canter towards another French title on Tuesday as they cruised to a 4-0 win in Dijon. Marquinhos, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored PSG's goals in their first outing since their disastrous exit from the Champions League in the last
PSG win in first outing since Champions League nightmare
Pochettino loses his cool as Spurs slump, Huddersfield closer to relegation North London club would have moved within two points of leaders Manchester City with a win at Turf Moor By AFP
Pochettino loses his cool as Spurs slump, Huddersfield closer
Apr 24, 2019 · Leroy Sané fires Manchester City past United to tip scales in title race. Ole Gunnar Solskjær came out to stand with players and applaud the stands. a job that is simply too big to fix
Pundit fears Ole Gunnar is having his last United game
0 comments:
Post a Comment