Chapecoense – the Brazilian side tragically ripped apart by a plane crash last year – have avoiding relegation after bravely refusing immunity from the drop. In November last year, en route to the biggest game in their history, the team plane went down killing 71 passengers and leaving just three surviving players. And, on Thursday, […]
LIONEL MESSI was just 18 mins from death on the same plane involved in the Chapecoense tragedy, according to reports. The Barcelona star travelling with the Argentine national squad two weeks before the fatal accident. And Brazilian site Folha de Sao Paulo cited data from FlightRadar 24h to make the shock claim that Messi’s flight was minutes from suffering a similar fate. Keep […]
THE sister of Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo who died in the tragic Colombia plane disaster has paid tribute to her brother by getting a tattoo on her back. Danilo, who was 31, was amongst the 71 people that lost their lives when a plane carrying most of the Chapecoense side ran out of fuel before crashing […]
BRAZIL have invited Colombia to play a friendly with money from the game going to the families of the Chapecoense plane crash victims. Last week’s horror killed 71 passengers and crew and wiped out nearly the entire football team. Chapecoense were travelling to Colombia to play Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana […]
CHAPECOENSE have been crowned Copa Sudamericana champions following the tragic air disaster that killed 71 people. The Brazilian side had a stunning run on route to the final before tragedy struck on their way to face opponents Atletico Nacional. Chapecoense lost 19 of their players along with coaches, journalists and crew members as 71 people in […]