{"id":5655,"date":"2019-02-15T11:17:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2019-02-17T11:18:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T16:18:32","slug":"emiliano-salas-funeral-to-be-held-in-argentina-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655","title":{"rendered":"Emiliano Sala&#8217;s Funeral to be held in Argentina on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.40969788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.40969788.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.40969788-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Emiliano Sala\u2019s funeral will be held in his home town in Argentina on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old striker died last month just two days after completing a Cardiff club-record \u00a315million move from Nantes.<\/p>\n<p>The single-engine private plane that was carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson crashed in the English Channel near Alderney on January 21.<\/p>\n<p>Sala\u2019s body was recovered from the wreckage on February 7 but Ibbotson remains missing, with funds being raised to continue the search for the 59-year-old from Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff manager Neil Warnock and chief executive Ken Choo will both attend the funeral in Progreso in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<p>Nantes, for whom Sala joined from Bordeaux in the summer of 2015 and scored 42 goals in 120 league appearances, will be represented by the defender Nicolas Pallois and general secretary Loic Morin.<\/p>\n<p>A public vigil, expected to last for several hours, will be held in the gymnasium of Sala\u2019s boyhood club San Martin de Progreso.<\/p>\n<p>The club posted an emotional tribute on Facebook earlier this week, saying: \u201cWe are waiting for you\u2026like the first day you left but this time to stay with us forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou went and you are an example for everyone. Eternally in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-5655\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-5655\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-5655\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5655\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emiliano Sala\u2019s funeral will be held in his home town in Argentina on Saturday. The 28-year-old striker died last month just two days after completing a Cardiff club-record \u00a315million move from Nantes. 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