The world of soccer is shocked by the tragic news.
Eleven days after his disappearance in the earthquakes in Turkey, the tragic newsis confirmed, the death of Christian Atsu at only 31 years of age. Now, the worldof soccer is in mourning, because it is heartbreaking news and the teams and fansturn to give affection.
The talented footballer was playing this season for Hataysport, a team fromTurkey, however, he will also be remembered for spending several seasons in thePremier League, with teams like Newcastle, Everton and even Chelsea FC.
Like anyone in the world, Chrstian Atsu never hid his love for Lionel Messi,footballingly speaking. On his personal Twitter account, he posted a striking tweetsurrendering at the feet of the best player in the world, and the tweet did not gounnoticed.
They tried to find him at all costs:
The news hurts, because the death of such a young footballer is difficult news toassimilate. However, this news hurts more than usual, since the hope of finding thesoccer player among the debris was never given up, and a professional rescue teamsearched for him for more than ten days, until they found him, but too late.
