Cardiff begin process of bringing criminal charges against Nantes over Sala transfer
The Championship club have asked for an investigation into Nantes’ role in the events which led to the striker’s tragic death.
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The Championship club have asked for an investigation into Nantes’ role in the events which led to the striker’s tragic death.
Fifa say the Championship club must hand over €6 million to Nantes for the deceased Argentine striker.
The Championship club say they will appeal this week’s Fifa decision to the Court of Arbitration in Sport.
Fifa stepped in after the two clubs failed to agree a settling payment for the Argentine striker, who died tragically in January.
Sala’s plane went down in the English Channel as he flew to Cardiff on 21 January.
A report shows he had a saturation level of 58% – a level that could cause seizure and unconsciousness.
Sala died when a plane carrying him and pilot David Ibbotson came down in the English Channel on 21 January.
The photo in question was taken at a mortuary following the plane crash that killed the 28-year-old.
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The 28-year-old Argentine footballer died in January following a plane crash off Alderney.
The light aircraft carrying Emiliano Sala disappeared near the British island of Guernsey on 21 January.
The 28-year-old Argentine forward was killed when the small plane carrying him came down in the Channel.
The Bluebirds have still not paid the fee for the fallen striker and his family are calling for answers as investigations continue.
The clubs are wrangling over payment of the transfer fee following the tragic death of the striker last month.
An interim report into the fatal crash has been released.
The late footballer was buried at the age of 28 in the Argentine village of Progreso on Saturday.
Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash on 21 January before playing a game for the Welsh side.
Cardiff City are looking into all details of the deal to sign Emiliano Sala, which is why they have yet to pay any money to Nantes.
The late star was formally identified by fingerprints.
Ibbotson was flying Emiliano Sala from Nantes to the UK when their plane crashed in the English Channel last month.
Southampton ‘will be taking an extremely firm stance against anyone involved’.
The light aircraft carrying Sala from Nantes to his new club disappeared near Guernsey on 21 January.
The body was last night recovered from the wreckage.
Attempts to recover the aircraft were unsuccessful due to poor weather conditions.
The French club completed the transfer of the Argentine striker before his plane crashed in the English channel.
The plane was located yesterday morning.
The footballer and pilot David Ibbotson were the only people on board.
Cardiff City claimed their first win of 2019 on an emotional night.
The club returned to action for the first time since the player’s disappearance on Tuesday in a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.
Relatives of the missing footballer began a private search for his plane at the weekend.
The result paled into insignificance on Tuesday night as supporters paid tribute to the Argentine striker who disappeared last week.
The official search for Sala and pilot David Ibbotson was called off last week.
Around 2,000 people have so far contributed to the appeal, raising almost €190,000.
Police said the chances of finding the 28-year-old Argentine alive were “extremely remote”.
Police said on Thursday that the chances of finding the footballer alive were ‘extremely remote’.
Police said that the chances of anyone on the missing aircraft having survived were “extremely remote”.
The Premier League club’s chief executive says there is a ‘sombre’ atmosphere since Emiliano Sala’s plane went missing on Monday.
The plane in which Sala was travelling disappeared from radar on Monday night; Cardiff City said they didn’t arrange the flight.
Emiliano Sala is Cardiff City’s record signing, having put pen to paper on a contract with the club at the weekend.