Cardiff accuse Nantes of backdating a cheque to hide that Sala was their player when he died

REVEALED: Cardiff accuse Nantes of backdating a cheque to Emiliano Sala’s mother to hide that he was still their player when he died in a plane crash, as the Championship club appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport in bid to avoid paying £15m fee Cardiff had agreed to sign Emiliano Sala for £15m before … Read more

Family of Emiliano Sala say they are still awaiting answers over his death two years on

Family of Emiliano Sala say they are still awaiting answers over his death as they mark two years since the horrific crash that killed him and the plane’s unqualified pilot The Argentinian footballer was travelling from France for a transfer to Cardiff He boarded a single-engine Piper Malibu but it crashed near Guernsey The body of … Read more

Cardiff aim to launch £2m Emiliano Sala trust by end of January

Two years on from his tragic death, Cardiff FINALLY act over Emiliano Sala with the club aiming to launch a £2m trust fund in the name of the striker who was killed when the plane carrying him from Nantes crashed into the Channel It is two years next week since Emiliano Sala was killed on … Read more

Pilot, 66, meant to have flown Emiliano Sala over Channel is being prosecuted over fatal flight

Emiliano Sala died when a plane plunged into the English Channel on January 21 last year The pilot who was meant to have flown footballer Emiliano Sala over the Channel is being prosecuted over the fatal flight, a hearing was told today. David Henderson, 66, a private pilot from Hotham, North Yorkshire, was replaced on … Read more

Carbon monoxide leak and lack of pilot training to blame for Emiliano Sala crash, report finds

The doomed plane which crashed and killed young footballer Emiliano Sala broke up mid-air when the unlicensed pilot flew it too fast and lost control after a carbon monoxide leak, a report has found.   The final report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft suffered an in-flight break … Read more

No further action against man arrested over Emiliano Sala death

Emiliano Sala died when a plane plunged into the English Channel on January 21 last year Police will take no further action against the 64-year-old pilot arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala. Dorset Police arrested David Henderson, 64, a private pilot from North Yorkshire, in connection … Read more