The plane which disappeared with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board has been found in the English Channel, confirmed search director David Mearns. The plane that was carrying the missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala has been found and his family has been told of the discovery.
Emiliano Sala: Cardiff City FC player confirmed to be on missing plane Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala was on a light aircraft which went missing over the Channel Islands, the French Civil Aviation authority said. The Argentine striker was one of two people on board the Piper Malibu which lost contact off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night. Cardiff City signed the 28-year-old for a club-record £15m fee from French club Nantes on Saturday. Guernsey Police said there was “no trace” of the Cardiff-bound aircraft. It left Nantes at 19:15 and had been flying at 5,000ft when it contacted Jersey…