An outpouring of condolences from all corners of the world has flooded social media in response to the guts wrenching demise of Hatayspor’s Christian Atsu, who misplaced his life within the catastrophic “disaster of the century” dubbed earthquake, which shook Southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, claiming hundreds of lives and inflicting huge destruction.
It had been days of intense hypothesis and anxious anticipation because the whereabouts of the Ghanaian remained shrouded in thriller, leaving his household, associates, and the soccer world to cling to nothing however hope.
Hatayspor on Saturday formally ended all of the conjecture relating to the ahead’s mysterious vanishing, confirming the tragedy that his lifeless physique had been found beneath the rubble of the collapsed Rönesans Residence, the place he had been dwelling.
Since then, the web has been flooded with condolences and heartfelt messages for the late footballer who impressed many lives.
Hatayspor
The Ghanaian’s former and final membership Hatayspor posted an emotional message and footage of him on their Twitter account, which learn: “Sorry for our loss. The funeral of our football player Christian Atsu, who lost his life under the rubble, is on its way to his native home, Ghana. We will never forget you, Atsu. Peace be upon you, beautiful person. There are no words to describe our sadness. Rest in peace.”
His former coach, Volkan Demirel, additionally took to social media, saying: “I cannot put the description of my pain into words. The pain will never end. You will always be remembered with great love and respect. Peace be upon you, beautiful person. Condolences to all of us, to all of our fans,”
Trabzonspor
The Black Sea Storm additionally adopted swimsuit on their social media account, saying: “We have learned with deep sadness that Christian Atsu, football player of Atakaş Hatayspor, lost his life due to the earthquake disaster. Our condolences to Christian Atsu’s family, relatives, fans, and the Atakaş Hatayspor community.”
Beşiktaş
The Eagles posted an image with the textual content “we will never forget you, Christian Atsu,” and captioned the picture saying: “We lost Christian, you will always be in our hearts Christian Atsu. Our condolences to Christian Atsu’s family, relatives, fans, and Hatayspor community.”
Galatasaray
The Lions additionally took to social media, saying: “We are sad to learn that Atakaş Hatayspor football player Christian Atsu lost his life in the earthquake that stifled our country. Our condolences to Christian Atsu’s family, fans, and Hatayspor community.”
Fenerbahçe
The Yellow Canaries sympathized with Atsu’s demise, saying, “Condolences to every one of us. We are saddened to learn of the death of Atakaş Hatayspor player Christian Atsu. The Almighty’s mercy to Christian Atsu; Our condolences to his family, fans, and Hatayspor community.”
Romelu Lukaku
The Belgian, who performed for Serie A’s Inter Milan and donned Everton’s blue colours with the late Atsu, stated: “This one is hard to take. It was amazing to be around you. Your humbleness and love for God. The way how you worked in training. The love you had for your family and kids. May God give all the strength to your kids and family. God bless your soul. Love you always.”
Everton’s tribute message on social media learn: “We are deeply saddened by today’s news that Christian Atsu has been found dead following the earthquake in Türkiye earlier this month. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, colleagues at Hatayspor_FK, and everyone affected by this tragic event that has claimed many lives.”
Terry leads tributes
Following affirmation of Atsu’s demise on Saturday, John Terry led tributes to the previous Chelsea winger, with whom he shared the dressing room through the Ghanaian’s four-year spell in London.
“RIP my friend,” the previous England captain wrote on Twitter, alongside a picture of Atsu.
Atsu’s former golf equipment additionally expressed their condolences on Saturday, with Chelsea saying his demise brought on “enormous sadness” and Newcastle calling him: “A talented player and a special person, he will always be fondly remembered by our players, staff and supporters.”
On their Twitter account, Chelsea stated, “Everyone at Chelsea Football Club is devastated to learn of the tragic passing of our former player, Christian Atsu. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.”
Other former teammates paid tribute on Instagram, with Cesc Fabregas calling his demise “heartbreaking” and Michael Essien saying: “Rest well, king.”
Atsu’s former workforce, Chelsea, commemorated their former soccer participant Atsu earlier than their league sport in opposition to Southampton.
The FIFA World Cup, social media pages had an image of Christian Atsu carrying the Black Stars’ No. 7 jersey with the message learn, “Rest in peace, Christian.”
Tribute at Newcastle
Atsu’s different membership, Newcastle, paid an emotional tribute as his tearful spouse and youngsters joined a minute’s applause for the previous Ghana midfielder after his heartbreaking demise.
His spouse Marie-Claire Rupio and his three kids have been within the stands at St James’ Park on Saturday to affix the tribute to the Ghanian earlier than Newcastle’s Premier League match in opposition to Liverpool.
With Atsu’s face displayed on the video scoreboard and followers chanting, “you’ll never walk alone,” Rupio wiped away tears throughout a transferring minute’s applause from the 52,000 capability crowd as one fan held up a Newcastle shirt bearing the star’s identify.
Atsu spent 4 years with Newcastle from 2017 to 2021 and had spells with Premier League golf equipment Chelsea and Porto, the place he met his spouse in Portugal in 2012.
Newcastle ahead Allan Saint-Maximin paid tribute to his former team-mate, saying: I’m not going to lie, I’d by no means seen a man like that earlier than once I arrived at Newcastle.
“Even if we performed the identical place, he all the time gave me recommendation. He was beautiful, all the time joking and smiling when he performed or didn’t play.
“He was great, so it’s sad for me.”
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe added: “We’re treating it as the tragedy that it is, giving him our thoughts and prayers and his family as well. We want to support them at this moment.”
The Magpies had taken to their social media account earlier, saying, “We are profoundly saddened to learn that Christian Atsu has tragically lost his life in Turkey’s devastating earthquakes. A talented player and a special person, he will always be fondly remembered by our players, staff and supporters. Rest in peace, Christian.”
One of probably the most heartbreaking tributes was from ToonArmy, an account affiliated with Newcastle which posted Atsu’s final aim within the Turkish Cup match with the caption, “Christian Atsu’s final moment as a footballer, scoring a free-kick in the last minute to win the game for Hatayspor, just hours before the earthquake struck. Life is so short and unexpected; treasure every moment. RIP Christian Atsu.”
Porto and Rio Ave
Before Porto’s 1-0 win in opposition to Rio Ave, an emotional and heartfelt tribute for the late Atsu was held, because it was a bittersweet coincidence that these have been his former groups.
Before the match on the Dragao Stadium, the gamers of the 2 groups got here out with Atsu’s jerseys, accompanied by the raucous cheers of the passionate followers.
Final voyage
Atsu’s stays have been being flown to his native dwelling, Ghana, on Sunday, the nation’s overseas ministry stated.
“The remains will be accompanied by his family and Ghana’s ambassador to Türkiye on a Turkish airlines flight and will arrive in Accra (Ghana’s capital) at 7:40 p.m. Sunday,” the overseas ministry stated.
On Saturday, the ministry stated that Atsu’s older brother and twin sister have been current on the website of the rescue when his physique was recovered.
He beforehand performed for his nationwide workforce, the Black Stars, and Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo stated, “football has lost one of its finest ambassadors, one who will be difficult to replace.”
Christian Atsu’s dwelling nation Ghana Football Association additionally posted their condolence message saying, “The Ghana Football Association has received the sad news of the recovery of the body of Christian Atsu from the rubble following the earthquake that struck Southern and Central Turkey on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. May his Soul Rest in Peace!”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
