daily-football:

A plane carrying the Brazilian Serie A football team Chapecoense has crashed in Colombia. It has been confirmed 76 of the 81 people travelling on board have died. The team were travelling to compete in the Final of the Copa Sudamericana against Medellin team, Atletico Nacional, the biggest match in Chapecoense’s history. Defender Alan Ruschel is the only player to have been confirmed as one of the current 5 survivors. At this time, reports suggest that goalkeepers Jackson Follman and Marcos Danilo have also survived. Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by this devastating news. The whole footballing world is with you. #ForçaChapecoense

UPDATE: Sadly Marcos Danilo died in hospital after being pulled from the wreckage alive. It is also reported defender Neto is alive