Cardiff City led the Premier League’s tributes to Emiliano Sala on Saturday in the first round of English top-flight matches since his death was confirmed earlier this week. The plane carrying Sala from the French city of Nantes to Cardiff, his new club, disappeared near the British island of Guernsey on January 21. The Welsh club hoped Sala would help them avoid relegation from the world’s most lucrative league this season after signing him from Nantes for a club record fee. READ ALSO: Premier League: Man United beat Fulham, move into fourth placeCardiff, away to Southampton on Saturday, had been given permission by the Premier League to wear shirts embroidered with a yellow daffodil, the national emblem of Wales and the team colour of Nantes. Sala’s picture was also shown on the Craven Cottage big screen alongside that of the Cardiff badge.

Source: Punch February 09, 2019 16:07 UTC