Plane crash in Columbia carrying football team from Brazil

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marlowe

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Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

 

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Sussex Nomad

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marlowe said:

Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

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Link? Not appearing on BBC Breakfast.

 

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Sussex Nomad said:

Link? Not appearing on BBC Breakfast.

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

 

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marlowe

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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

 

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Mo Gosfield

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marlowe said:

Reports just emerging. This has reminiscences of the Munich aircrash

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...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

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

 

Thunder Bolt

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6 survivors so far

 

Jesus Gul

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

 

Hillian1

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

 

Gullflyinghigh

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

 

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DavidRyder

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

 

Jesus Gul

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Possibly three players survived? 2 keepers

 

Perfidious Albion

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

 

Jbanged

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Really sad news to wake up with.

 

John Byrnes Mullet

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RIP
Very sad news.

 

Saladpack Seagull

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

 

Hillian1

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3 of the players who didn't travel.

 

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ofco8

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

 

Yoda

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Jesus Gul said:

Possibly three players survived? 2 keepers

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One unfortunately lost his life later in hospital.

 

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Cheeky Monkey

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Colombia