Body identified as Cardiff City?s?Sala

The body recovered from the wreckage of a plane in the English Channel islands’ seabed near France is in fact Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala.Sala and pilot Dave Ibbotson were lost at sea on a flight from France to Wales, where Sala was set to begin life as Cardiff City’s record signing.[ WATCH: Cardiff City salutes Sala after goal ]A body was identified by remote vehicle earlier this week, and recovered Wednesday evening.Breaking: @dorsetpolice confirm body recovered from plane in English Channel is @CardiffCityFC striker Emiliano Sala.Dorset police: "The families of Mr Sala and Mr Ibbotson have been updated with this news and will be supported by specially-trained liaison officers."— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 7, 2019Here’s a timeline of events that precipitated the identification of Sala’s body.Jan. 22 — Plane carrying pilot Dave Ibbotson and Sala is reported missing, search begins.Jan. 24 — Police call off first search for plane.Jan. 25 — Nantes criticizes cancelation of first search.Jan. 28 — American scientist funds second search for plane, Sala, Ibbotson.Jan. 30 — Seat cushions found, suspected to be from plane.Feb. 2 — Cardiff plays first match since plane goes missing, team salutes Sala during goal celebration.Feb. 3 — Wreckage foundFeb. 4 — Video shows one body visible in wreckage of plane.Feb. 6 — Nantes demands payment from Cardiff for Sala.Feb. 6 — Body recovered from plane, taken for identificationFeb. 7 — Body identified as Sala.Follow @NicholasMendolaTragedy has struck at Flamengo’s training ground.10 people have been killed and three people were injured in a fire which broke out in a building where youth team players were staying overnight.The incident took place in Rio de Janeiro at 5 a.m. local time, and news reports claim that the victims are 14-17 years old and were sleeping at a lodge.“The kids from the Flamengo youth team were sleeping there at the time,” firefighter Douglas Henaut told Globo News.Incêndio deixa dez mortos no Ninho do Urubu, centro de treinamento do Flamengo https://t.co/xLMVY6ieIt pic.twitter.com/HKF5eFXGCk— O Globo_Rio (@OGlobo_Rio) February 8, 2019It occurred at the brand new Ninho do Urubu facility which opened just two months ago.No information has arrived about the cause of the fire.Follow @JPW_NBCSportsMADRID (AP) Kevin Gameiro scored in stoppage time as Valencia salvaged a 2-2 draw against Real Betis in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday.Betis took a 2-0 lead with a goal scored directly from a corner kick early in the second half, but the late goals gave Valencia the slight edge going into the return match at home later this month.[ MORE: Sala body identified ]Betis is hoping to be back for the May 25 final at its Villamarin Stadium in Seville, which saw a record crowd of 57,123 on Thursday. It hasn’t made it to the final since it won the last of its seven titles in 2008.Betis hadn’t reached the last four since it won the second of its two Copa titles in 2005.—More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports—Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoniWe suppose we should have known no lead is safe, even as well as Liverpool has performed this season.[ MORE: Sala body identified ]A pair of draws have the Reds in the neighborhood of losing a seven-point Premier League lead within a week (which of course has technically already evaporated given Man City’s one further game played).So we begin in Liverpool for our top storylines, even if the Premier League weekend starts in London.Liverpool is set to bounce back from consecutive draws, right?