A YOUNG boy who helped save six lives in the Chapecoense tragedy has been rewarded with a new home. Johan Ramirez, nicknamed ‘Angel Boy’, directed firefighters to the scene of the crash which killed 71 people, where they could then pull survivors from the flaming wreckage. The 15-year-old, who lived with his father in a […]
TODAY marks 59 years since the Munich air disaster, which robbed Manchester United of eight players. Sir Matt Busby had a team at his disposal built mainly of academy graduates. And, but for the tragic plane crash on February 6, 1958 which claimed 23 lives in all, they could have challenged Real Madrid’s global domination. […]
CHAPECOENSE won their first game since the Colombian air tragedy killed 19 players and their former coach in November. The 2-1 victory over Inter de Lages was met with emotional scenes in the stands at the Arena Conda. The Brazilian club has had to bring in an entirely new playing staff for the new season […]
BRAZIL and Colombia put aside their rivalry to unite in a special friendly to raise money for the families of victims of the Chapecoense plane crash. A team of domestic-based Brazil stars took on their Colombian counterparts at the Nilson Santos Stadium in Rio de Janiero in the name of charity. Catch up on all […]
NEW Chapecoense signing Artur Moraes reveals the reason he joined the tragic club because it was bigger “than going to work for a football club”. The former Benfica goalkeeper returned to his homeland to join the side as one of the most high-profile signings following the tragic plane crash which claimed the lives of 19 of […]