Two Southampton fans were detained by police for mocking the death of Emiliano Sala by making airplane gestures towards Cardiff City supporters inside St Mary’s Stadium.
This was Cardiff’s first game since it was confirmed that their £15million signing had died in a plane crash and tributes were paid to the player following the tragedy.
Yet sickening footage emerged afterwards showing two men in the stands at St Mary’s, stretching their arms out wide and pretending to be planes towards the away end.
Cardiff fans can be heard in the video calling them ‘sick’ while a steward approaches the pair. Both fans had their details taken by Hampshire Police and will face three-year banning orders from the South Coast club.
The visitors won via a stoppage-time winner from Kenneth Zohore and manager Neil Warnock said afterwards: ‘We wanted to do it for Emiliano and I'm really proud the lads have done him justice.’
Players in games across the Premier League and EFL wore black armbands in tribute to Sala.
There was a minute’s silence at St Mary’s while Cardiff fans wore daffodils in memory of the Argentine. They also sang his name throughout.
Sol Bamba, who scored Cardiff’s other goal, said afterwards: ‘It’s been a tough couple of weeks. I know Emiliano Sala was looking from up there so it's good to get the three points.’
Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a light aircraft with pilot David Ibbotson which went missing over the English Channel on January 21.
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Divyansh26
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Oh Man now this is so disrespect shameful gesture from the Southampton fan ........ Football is all about love and respect not for hatredness and the gesture made by him was not at all funny ........ It would have been such an emotional victory for Cardiff doing their best to give a memorable tribute to Sala who never stepped on the pitch of Cardiff but is forever remembered and forever will be cherished not only by Cardiff fans but by every football fan........ RIP Sala and Football is about respect
kshitizmishra10
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Seriously Some people in this world are trying their hardest to convince me that they dont belong to this world. Cause when we say people from this world it comes with some humanity. That gesture with a smile on their faces is just not humanity. They've Surpassed even the Evil and Devils. Human beings are becoming devils day by day. Emiliano lost his life , He had a dog who still to this day sits at front door waiting for him , not knowing that he left him. Just compare the feeling of "Southampton gesture fans" with that of a Dog. You will surely find more Humanity in a Dog .
tanay_1604
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Fuck off. Football is will about respect. if you mock someone's death.... you deserve to die as well