Emiliano
Sala's family began grieving the passing of the Cardiff City footballer on
Friday after British Authorities (AAIB) formally identified the body recovered from the plane wreckage as Sala's. In a statement, the family said, “We can now
begin to mourn our son and our brother."
“We would like to thank you for all of your signs of
affection and support in the most painful time of our life. “To see everyone
doing everything possible to join us in the search has been a precious help to
us,” the family said.
Cardiff
led tributes to Emiliano Sala with a statement on their website under a picture
of the player. “We offer our most heartfelt sympathies and condolences to
the family of Emiliano. He and David will forever remain in our thoughts,” the
Welsh club said.
FIFA released a statement addressing Sala's death. It
read, "FIFA and the whole football community are deeply saddened
about the death of Emiliano Sala. "FIFA and its president Gianni
Infantino would like to extend their sincerest condolences to his friends and
family. Our thoughts are also with the family of pilot David Ibbotson."
Sergio Aguero led the tributes from footballers with a
message for his fellow Argentine. The Manchester City ace said: "Rest
in peace, Emiliano. My condolences to his friends and family."
Argentine publication Clarin last month published
what may have been Sala's last message, amidst the turbulence of
an eminent crash.
“We’re up in the plane and it seems it’s about to crash,”
said the message, which Clarin said was verified by Sala’s
father, Horacio Sala.
“If you have not heard anything from me in an hour and a
half, I don’t know if they’re going to send someone to find me, because, you
know, they’re not going to be able to,” he further said. “Dad. I’m really
scared.”
Below are some tweeted and instagrammed tributes to the
fallen Nantes hero. The first is a moving tribute from Romina Sala, Emiliano's sister. It reads, "Your soul in my soul will
shine forever, thus illuminating the time of my existence. I love you,
tito."
Enorme tristeza 😢 QEDP Emiliano. Mis condolencias a familiares y amigos #PrayForSala 🙏🏾//Terribly sad 😢 Rest in peace, Emiliano. My condolences to his friends and family #PrayForSala 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/n9aV5CGcI1— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) February 8, 2019
RIP EMI 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) February 7, 2019
Rest in peace Emiliano Sala. Thoughts are with friends and family 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/9BnTKEawgz— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 8, 2019
No words to describe how sad this is. 😪 Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and also to the family of the pilot. ❤🙏🏼 #RIPsala pic.twitter.com/Uirj6etfZk— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) February 7, 2019
— Alexandre Lacazette (@LacazetteAlex) February 7, 2019
RIP Emiliano Sala 🙏🏾😔 pic.twitter.com/JYpmL4zQu4— Ruben Loftus-Cheek (@rubey_lcheek) February 8, 2019
RIP Emiliano Sala.— FC Porto (@FCPorto) February 7, 2019
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.#FCPorto pic.twitter.com/Xehg73pIso
Pour qu'un maximum de supporters puisse, avec les joueurs, rendre un ultime hommage à Emiliano Sala pour #FCNNO, tout le stade est désormais à 9⃣€ dimanche.— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 8, 2019
Votre place :
💳 https://t.co/tMYptGd3xQ pic.twitter.com/gNKxPEhIqp
#SOUCAR | Both teams will be wearing black armbands at tomorrow’s match in honour of Emiliano Sala.— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) February 8, 2019
A minute’s silence will also be held ahead of the game.
Forever in our hearts. Forever a Bluebird! 💙#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/Ur6wNkdsU4
— FC Girondins de Bordeaux (@girondins) February 8, 2019
You were loved by everyone and you will be remembered by everyone. RIP 😭 pic.twitter.com/YB6zbC5sID— M. Waris 🙏 (@warisgh10) February 8, 2019
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