The results of blood tests taken from the body of top footballer Emiliano Sala showed he been overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide poisoning prior to his death in a plane crash, an inquest heard.
The Argentina-born striker was joining then English Premier League club Cardiff City in a £15 million transfer from French Ligue 1 side Nantes.
Dorset Coroner’s Court heard the 28-year-old was on a private plane travelling between Nantes and Cardiff on the evening of January 21 2019 when it crashed in the English Channel close to Guernsey.
