Leicester consolidated their position on top of the Championship with a 2-0 win at Cardiff, while their promotion rivals Ipswich were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling QPR on Friday

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed an appeal by Cardiff against having to pay the first instalment of the transfer fee for Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane accident en route to his new club

Bale has been strongly linked with a free transfer to his hometown team following the end of his turbulent nine-year spell in Real Madrid

Harvey Elliott made a fairytale return for Liverpool by scoring in a 3-1 FA Cup fourth round win over Cardiff in his first appearance since suffering a serious ankle injury in September.

Emiliano Sala died in an aircraft crash in 2019 when he was flying from France to Cardiff.

The AAIB confirmed that pilot David Ibbotson, 59, was unlicensed to fly that particular aircraft and at night, when the tragedy occurred.

Emiliano Sala was killed when the small plane taking him to join the then Premier League side Cardiff crashed off the Channel island of Guernsey.

The amount corresponds to the first instalment of the 17 million-euro fee Cardiff had agreed to pay Nantes before Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash on January 21.

Emiliano Sala died when a plane carrying him and pilot David Ibbotson came down in the Channel on January 21, just days after he had joined Cardiff City from Nantes.

Manchester City have a game in hand, at home to Leicester City on Monday, but Liverpool refuse to give up in their pursuit of a first Premier League title for 29 years.

Mohamed Salah was grappled inside the area but the theatric nature of his fall saw Neil Warnock compare to British Olympic bronze medallist diver Tom Daley.

Callum Hudson-Odoi has attracted an awful lot of hype this season despite not starting a single game Premier League this season.

Brendan Rodgers was confirmed Leicester City manager just before kick-off at the King Power after dramatically leaving Celtic.

Pilot David Ibbotson was flying Sala to his new Premier League club Cardiff City from his previous side in Nantes in France on January 21.

Cardiff already find themselves in a legal dispute with Nantes over whether they are contractually obliged to pay a transfer fee for Emiliano Sala.

Emiliano Sala died on January 21 just two days after completing a move to the Premier League club from French club Nantes.

Emiliano Sala's body was recovered but pilot David Ibbotson is still missing.

Emiliano Sala hometown in rural Argentina is remembering him as a modest local hero who shied away from the flashy wealth of many South American footballers who make it big in Europe.