Emiliano Sala agreed to join Cardiff from Nantes.
Cardiff City are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following FIFA’s judgement over the transfer fee for the late Emiliano Sala.
FIFA announced on Monday that Cardiff City need to pay Nantes the first instalment of £5.3 million of Sala’s £15m transfer fee.
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Sala died in a plane crash in January while travelling from Nantes to Cardiff after the two clubs agreed upon a transfer for the Argentine striker. After his death, the clubs…
Sam Borden provides the latest on the investigation into what caused the plane Emiliano Sala was aboard to crash and the complex process of recovering the aircraft.
Neil Warnock reveals he had the chance to speak with Emiliano Sala’s mother the evening before his funeral services and says there are “what ifs” that will linger.
A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
The father of Emiliano Sala, the Argentine player who was killed in a plane crash in January as he was en route to join new club Cardiff City, has died three months after his son.
– Borden: In search of Emiliano Sala
Horacio Sala, 58 suffered a heart attack on Friday in his home in Progreso, Argentina, a friend and president of local club San Martin del Progreso, Daniel Ribero, confirmed to local TV station C5N.
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“Unfortunately, he felt a sharp pain in his chest in the early hours [of Friday] and…
Neil Warnock reveals he had the chance to speak with Emiliano Sala’s mother the evening before his funeral services and says there are “what ifs” that will linger.
The dispute over Emiliano Sala’s transfer fee will be adjudicated by FIFA after Cardiff City submitted their evidence on Monday.
Nantes called on FIFA to intervene after Cardiff City failed to make the first payment of the £15 million transfer fee for Sala, who died in a plane crash on Jan. 21 while travelling from France to Wales.
FIFA originally gave both clubs until April 3 to submit their evidence but this deadline was extended to April 15 after Cardiff wrote to Nantes with a view to sorting…
A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
Neil Warnock reveals he had the chance to speak with Emiliano Sala’s mother the evening before his funeral services and says there are “what ifs” that will linger.
Nantes paid tribute to their former striker Emiliano Sala before their first home game since his disappearance.
FIFA are investigating Emiliano Sala’s transfer from Nantes to Cardiff City following a claim from the French club, the global football body said on Wednesday.
Sala had completed his record £15 million transfer to Cardiff from Nantes before boarding the Piper Malibu aircraft piloted by David Ibbotson for the Welsh capital on Jan. 1. The aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar over the English Channel, prompting a fruitless three-day search of the area by authorities.
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A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
Neil Warnock reveals he had the chance to speak with Emiliano Sala’s mother the evening before his funeral services and says there are “what ifs” that will linger.
Nantes paid tribute to their former striker Emiliano Sala before their first home game since his disappearance.
Nantes have contacted FIFA to investigate after Cardiff missed their first payment for Emiliano Sala, the striker who died following a plane crash on Jan. 21.
Sala had completed his record £15 million transfer to Cardiff from Nantes before boarding the Piper Malibu aircraft piloted by David Ibbotson for the Welsh capital. The aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar over the English Channel, prompting a fruitless three-day search of the area by authorities.
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A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
Tributes were paid to footballer Emiliano Sala on Saturday at a special memorial in his home region of Santa Fe, Argentina.
The body of the 28-year old, who died in a plane crash last month, was laid out in a gymnasium in the town where he grew up so friends and family could pay their last respects.
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A single-engine plane carrying Sala from his French club Nantes to his new team Cardiff City crashed on Jan. 21 in the English Channel, before he could make his debut for the Premier League side.
Wreckage…
A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
The body of footballer Emiliano Sala arrived in Argentina on Friday, ahead of this weekend’s wake and burial in his home town.
TV pictures showed a van carrying the body being slowly escorted out of the Buenos Aires airport by police vehicles.
The body is being driven to Progreso, around 538 kilometres (334 miles) northwest of the capital Buenos Aires, for a vigil and wake.
Sala, 28, had been flying from his previous club Nantes in western France to Wales on Jan. 21 with pilot David Ibbotson…
A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
Southampton said it will investigate an incident where two fans made gestures toward Cardiff City supporters allegedly mocking Emiliano Sala.
The incident occurred before Cardiff’s 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday in Premier League action. Video shows the fans allegedly making airplane movements with their arms.
“Southampton Football Club can confirm that two fans were detained and had their details taken by police during our match against Cardiff City on Saturday,” the St. Mary’s…
A body found in the wreckage of a plane in the English Channel has been identified as that of Emiliano Sala, according to a statement from the Dorset police.
The plane, which was carrying the Argentine footballer, 28, and pilot David Ib…
Sam Borden provides the latest on the investigation into what caused the plane Emiliano Sala was aboard to crash and the complex process of recovering the aircraft.
FC Nantes have demanded payment from Cardiff City for the first instalment of t…