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How Chelsea paid tribute to Christian Atsu amid Turkey and Syria earthquake tragedy

Football fans today, sadly, learned that the body of former Chelsea and Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu had been discovered. He becomes another victim of the catastrophic earthquake across Turkey and Syria

Atsu's whereabouts was unknown since February 6th, just a day after he had scored in Hatayspor's 1-0 win against Kasimpasa.

Whilst previous reports had suggested he may have still been alive, it is now confirmed that the Ghanian has passed away at the age of just 31.

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