Sala’s sister begs for her brother’s search to continue despite odds

Its been a tough time for the football family and a star’s real family since his disappearnce onboard of a plane, Piper Malibu aircraft that crashed on the Channel’s Islands on Monday evening.

The soccer superstar Emiliono Sala was moving after the completion of his club record £ 15 million to the premier league on Friday night.

The 28-year-old and the plane’s pilot David Ibbotson were the only men on board the aircraft and despite extensive searches, neither men have been found.

Guernsey Police called off the search on Thursday night with the force rating the chances of survival as “extremely remote”.

Sala’s sister Romina has travelled to Cardiff and in front of the media at the St David’s Hotel in the Welsh capital, appealed for the authorities not to give up.

She said: “We understand the facts and we really appreciate the efforts. We want to say thanks to the two clubs (Cardiff and Nantes) and everyone who is looking for Emiliano, but my message is please, please, please don’t stop with the search. For me, they are still alive.