sport news Emiliano Sala's body to be flown to Argentina before a wake on Saturday

Emiliano Sala's body to be flown to Argentina before a wake on Saturday at his boyhood club San Martin FC... with Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan offering to pay all costs for repatriation Emiliano Sala's remains will be flown to Argentina on Friday morning The Cardiff City striker died after a plane he was on crashed in the Channel Sala's wake will take place on Saturday at his boyhood club of San Martin FC Sala played for there, 300 miles north of Buenos Aires, until he was 15 years old Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has offered to pay for the costs of repatriation 

By Gerard Couzens for MailOnline

Published: 07:26 GMT, 13 February 2019 | Updated: 07:26 GMT, 13 February 2019

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Tragic Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala's body will be repatriated on Friday ahead of a wake in the gym of his boyhood club.

Julio Muller, mayor of the town of Progreso in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe where Emiliano grew up, confirmed his remains would reach Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires around 9am local time on Friday.

The footballer's body will then be taken to the provincial capital by road on a six-hour journey before reaching Progreso on Friday night for the wake on Saturday at the San Martin Club gym.

Emiliano Sala's body will be flown to Argentina on Friday ahead of a wake on Saturday

Emiliano Sala's body will be flown to Argentina on Friday ahead of a wake on Saturday

Mr Muller said Emiliano's mum Mercedes and

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