Fans Gather in Nantes to Pay Tribute to Emiliano Sala After Plane Goes Missing Over Channel Islands

Soccer fans gathered in Nantes, France, on January 22 to pay tribute to Argentinian soccer player Emiliano Sala who was onboard a light aircraft that went missing over the Channel Islands.

Sala, 28, was one of two people on board a small plane traveling from Nantes to Cardiff that went missing off Alderney in the Channel Islands on January 21.

The former FC Nantes player joined Premier League club Cardiff City FC for £15 million on January 19 on a three-and-a-half year deal.

Footage shared on Twitter shows fans gathered in Place Royal in Nantes to pay tribute to the missing footballer. Credit: @SBerteloot via Storyful