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Emiliano Sala's father dies three months after son killed in plane crash

Footballer Emiliano Sala's father has died in Argentina - only three months after his son was kil...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

14.03 26 Apr 2019


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Emiliano Sala's father dies th...

Emiliano Sala's father dies three months after son killed in plane crash

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

14.03 26 Apr 2019


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Footballer Emiliano Sala's father has died in Argentina - only three months after his son was killed in a plane crash.

Horacio Sala - who was 58 - reportedly suffered heart problems at his home in Progreso.

The local mayor Julio Müller confirmed the death to an Argentinian radio station.

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He said Mr Sala "never got over" the loss of his child.

28-year-old Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash on his way to Cardiff from France in January.

It happened only days after the former Nantes striker signed a £15 million transfer deal with Cardiff City.

In February, the Argentinian footballer's body was recovered from the wreckage in the English Channel during a private recovery operation.

Pilot David Ibbotson also disappeared in the crash, and his body has not been found.

An investigation is continuing in the UK into how the crash happened.

Main image: FC Nantes supporters pay homage to Emiliano Sala at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, France, on February 10, 2019. Photo by Masson/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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