All Ligue 1 and 2 games this weekend will hold a minute's applause before kickoff in memory of former Nantes player Emiliano Sala, whose body has been retrieved from the wreckage of a crashed plane in the English Channel, the French League said on Friday. The wreckage was found on Sunday following a privately-funded underwater search and a body recovered on Wednesday and taken to southern England. In this moment of intense sadness, @Ligue1Conforama sends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Emiliano Sala. His former club Nantes said in a statement that Sala would "forever be part of the legends who wrote the story of FC Nantes". This is why, like may fans, I wish to honour him again by taking out the number 9 (on Nantes shirts)," president Waldemar Kita added.

Source: dna February 08, 2019 12:56 UTC