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Emiliano Sala confirmed dead, tributes pour in

Argentine forward Emiliano Sala is dead. Sala’s body was found in the wreckage of an aircraft that had been reported missing on January 21 with two people on board.

The body of pilot David Ibbotson is yet to be recovered and a police statement issued on Thursday read: "The body brought to Portland Port today, Thursday 7 February 2019, has been formally identified by HM Coroner for Dorset as that of professional footballer Emiliano Sala.

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