BUENOS AIRES:   Horacio Sala, father of the Argentinian footballer killed in a plane crash over the English Channel, has died from  a heart attack.

The 58-year-0ld was taken ill and died at his home in Progreso, Santa Fe, a further tragic blow for the family.

Son Emiliano Sala died three months ago in a small aircraft bringing him to South Wales from Nantes in France after his transfer to Premier League club Cardiff City.

Julio Muller, a community leader in Progreso, told local radio: “Horacio just could not get over Emiliano’s loss. We had hoped that after the discovery of the plane would bring him some closure which would help.”

World football federation FIFA is studying the terms of the transfer after Cardiff refused to pay any of the agreed £15m fee.

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