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Wreckage from Emiliano Sala's Plane Found by Search Team After Disappearance

Wreckage has been found Sunday from the plane that carried Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala, according to the Press Association.

The 28-year-old's plane had gone missing over the English Channel on Jan. 21. Both Sala and the pilot, David Ibbotson, are considered missing presumed dead.

Sala, who completed a transfer to the Bluebirds on Jan. 19, was traveling back to Cardiff from France after making a trip to say farewell to his former Nantes teammates, per CNN.

Cardiff City executive director Ken Choo released a statement on Jan.