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One of the surviving Chapecoense players pulled from the wreckage of the Colombian air disaster which saw 71 people die, including 19 of his teammates, has taken his first steps since the crash. Alan Ruschel, the 27-year-old defender, was the first survivor to be rescued from the crash in...

Barcelona have invited Brazilian team, Chapecoense, to play in the Joan Gamper Trophy match at Camp Nou, as a mark of respect to the 71 people who died in an air crash in Colombia last month. “Barcelona want to pay homage to the 71 people who died in the accident and their families,” the...

Brazilian side, Chapecoense, have officially been awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title on Monday by CONMEBOL. The South American governing body, said in a statement that it awarded the title “as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal crash that leaves our sport in mourning.”...

Two South American legends, Ronaldinho and Juan Roman Riquelme, would consider coming out of retirement, to play for Chapecoense, according to reports. The Brazilian team lost 19 players as well as backroom staff, in a plane crash in Colombia on Tuesday. Despite the tragic incident...

The pilot of the chartered plane that crashed with a Brazilian football team, Chapecoense, on board, told air traffic controllers that he had run out of fuel, before crashing into the Andes. This was obtained from a leaked recording of the final minutes of the tragic flight. The pilot of...