A plane carrying 81 people,which included team members of the Chapecoense team crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia.Colombia’s civil aviation body says only six people survived the crash.
Chapecoense had reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which is equivalent to the Europa League in Europe.
They were scheduled to play the Copa Sudamerica final against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
They were being called the Leicester City of Brazilian football – having achieved a similar remarkable turnaround in their footballing fortunes to reach the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
Their hour of greatest triumph has turned into one of unspeakable tragedy,
At least two of the survivors are footballers. They were confirmed to be defender Alan Ruschel and reserve goalkeeper Jackson Follman.