The football world does not forget Emiliano Sala, who died on January 21, 2019

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During a tribute to footballer Emiliano Sala. AFP

Stars, anonymous clubs and institutions are paying tribute to footballer Emiliano Sala on January 21, 2020, a year after his death in the plane crash. The Argentinian had just been transferred from the French club FC Nantes to the British team from Cardiff City.

While tension and controversy remain high , a year after the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the world of football wanted to pay tribute to the Argentinian, 21 January 2020.

FC Nantes, the club that Emiliano Sala had just left at the time of the drama, first set up a special operation for its next match, scheduled for January 26 against the Girondins de Bordeaux, the training club of the Argentine. " You have endorsed the Nantes tunic with harshness and loyalty, leaving an unforgettable memory within the Yellow House , tweeted the Nantes training. Facing Bordeaux, to pay tribute to you, FC Nantes will be in the colors of your country. A jersey you deserved ! »A collector's tunic that Nantes supporters are already fighting for ...

Fighting and generous, you dreamed and deserved the Albiceleste jersey. All profits from the sales of this jersey will be allocated to the two Argentinian training clubs of Emiliano.

🇦🇷 ☀️ 👕 https://t.co/J9oVerGK5p pic.twitter.com/EMgEhTWTSe

Bordeaux (seasons 2011-2012 and 2014-2015), US Orléans (2012-2013), Caen (2015)… The former clubs of Emiliano Sala also get their message there, like the Chamois niortais (2013 -2014): " The best way we have found to pay tribute to you today is to tell you that we love you and that we will not forget you Emi ... Un year ... "

One year already ... pic.twitter.com/K4BpOJiWB5

More generally, it is French football that remains moved, following the tragic death of Sala at the age of 28.

"He's an Argentinian, who never lets go ..." 🎵

As if it were yesterday, but yet already a year.

Emiliano Sala will remain in our hearts for eternity ❤🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/UIdLaen0ZD

Emiliano Sala has never walked the British lawns. But the Welsh of Cardiff City, for which the center-forward was supposed to play, also greeted the memory of the player, through a press release: " All our thoughts go to the family and friends of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson . The pain they have endured for twelve months is indescribable. To commemorate this anniversary, we invite supporters to lay "wreaths " in front of the stadium.

The media across the Channel also revived the memory of the deceased, unlike most of their Argentinian counterparts. Arrived in France at the age of 19, the native of Cululú (North-East of Argentina) was little known in his country.