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Sala funeral to take place in Argentina

Emiliano Sala's funeral will take place in Argentina on Saturday in a private ceremony in his hometown of Progreso.

The Cardiff City striker's body was found in the wreckage of the plane that had gone missing and was eventually found to have crashed over the English Channel on January 21.

Sala had been travelling back from Nantes after saying goodbye to his team-mates as he headed to Cardiff, along with pilot David Ibbotson, who remains missing, to link up with his new team following his club-record transfer .

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The 28-year-old's body was recovered from the plane and identified on February 7 , with the football world having been paying tribute to Sala following the confirmation of his tragic death.