Plane crash in Columbia carrying football team from Brazil

[marlowe]

Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

Link? Not appearing on BBC Breakfast.

 

[Blatter]

Link? Not appearing on BBC Breakfast.

It is now. Not too many details available just yet.

 

[marlowe]

The team is Chapecoense who play in Serie A in Brazil which is their equivalent of the Premier League so the players will probably be relatively high profile in Brazil.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...team-chapecoense-crashes-en-route-to-medellin

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

...and indeed the plane crash in 1949, which wiped out the entire " Grande Torino " plus reserves, plus executives. One of the greatest Italian teams of all times. Five consecutive Serie A titles. The backbone of the Italian national side. Regarded as unbeatable. Captained by Valentino Mazzola, whose two sons became famous players in their own right.

 

[smillie's garden]

Horrible news. From initial reports there may be a few survivors from the 72 on board, but looks grim.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

6 survivors so far

 

[Jesus Gul]

wow I was watching Chapecoense play Palmeiras on BT Sport in the week.

 

[Hillian1]

Same plane that carried the Argentinean team a few weeks ago.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Grim stuff, glad to see that they believe there are some survivors but such a low number of them, horrible.

 

[DavidRyder]

Tragic loss of so many lives. Thoughts are with all those affected and the Chapecoense football club.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Possibly three players survived? 2 keepers

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Nasty business, absolute tragedy for those involved and their families.
Can't help but think " Suppose it was us"? ( shudder)

 

[Jbanged]

Really sad news to wake up with.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

RIP
Very sad news.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Horrible news. Absolute tragedy for families of all who died, devastating for all connected with that Club. So sad.

 

[Hillian1]

3 of the players who didn't travel.

 

[ofco8]

A tragedy, such young lives. RIP those who perished.

 

[Yoda]

Possibly three players survived? 2 keepers

One unfortunately lost his life later in hospital.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Colombia