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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.