LONDON — Emiliano Sala, a soccer player who recently moved to the English Premier League club Cardiff City, was feared to have been aboard a small airplane that disappeared Monday night while crossing the English Channel. “We are very concerned by the latest news that a light aircraft lost contact over the Channel last night,” Mehmet Dalman, the chairman of Cardiff City, which signed Mr. Sala last Saturday, said in a statement on Tuesday, according to The Guardian. “We are very concerned for the safety of Emiliano Sala,” Mr. Dalman said, adding that the team was awaiting confirmation before saying anything more. The plane’s disappearance with two people aboard could be the second air-related tragedy to hit the Premier League in a short span. Less than three months ago, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner of Leicester City, died when his helicopter crashed as it was leaving the stadium.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2019 12:12 UTC