Sala’s body flown back to Argentina for funeral

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The body of footballer Emiliano Sala has arrived back in his home country of Argentina ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

It arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday afternoon and will be driven 334 miles (538km) to his hometown of Progreso in the Santa Fe province.

Sala, 28, died after the plane he was flying in crashed over the English Channel on 21 January.

His body was discovered in the wreckage two weeks later.