Emiliano Sala: Warnock cancels Cardiff trip to Tenerife after tragedy

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock said he had canceled a four-day training camp in Tenerife as the club continued to cope with the death of attacker Emiliano Sala.

Warnock was to take the players for warm weather training, as the club will no longer be in action until its clash in Watford on February 22.

However, the boss of the Bluebirds thinks that his players will gain time with their family after a few traumatic weeks for the Welsh club.

"After what happened, I'd rather cuddle my kids and see my wife because the last two weeks have been long," Warnock said.

"I have never known anything like this in my life and I have seen most things.

"They will all think about what happened and your family is more important than football, is not it?"

Sala was flying from France to Cardiff with pilot David Ibbotson when their plane disappeared on the English channel on the evening of January 21st.

The 28-year-old striker had just signed the record record for Cardiff and had gone to the former club of Nantes to bid farewell to his former teammates.

Debris from the plane was discovered last week and a body found was officially identified as Sala. Ibbotson is still missing, however, and a fundraising campaign has since been launched to continue research.

Defender Sol Bamba scored a winner in stops. Cardiff beat Southampton 2-1 at St Mary's on Saturday in their first match since Sala's death was confirmed.

The match was preceded by a minute of silence and Cardiff players and staff wore yellow daffodils in the honor of the Argentine striker.

The victory was Cardiff's second consecutive and allowed the club to come out of the relegation zone of the Premier League. Warnock dedicated the result and performance to Sala.

Cardiff midfielder Aron Gunnarsson said the tragedy had brought all club members together.

"It was very difficult, but the boys got closer to the club," said the 29-year-old Icelandic international.

"The most important thing was that the family was in mourning.

"Knowing this now, with hope the pilot will be found and his family will be able to mourn. "