Description
Added on the 30/11/2016 13:02:13 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Thousands of fans filled Conda Arena stadium in Brazil's Chapeco on Wednesday to pay tribute to the Chapecoense football players and staff that died in the fatal plane crash over Colombia on Monday evening. Travelling from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the aircraft had been carrying 77 people, including the Brazilian Chapecoense football team, at the time of the crash. The team was set to play against Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana finals in Medellin, Wednesday. 6 people, including three players, two members of the crew, and one journalist, have survived the crash.
Emergency services continued searching the wreckage of the fatal plane crash near El Cerro Gordo in Colombia on Tuesday. Travelling from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the aircraft had been carrying 77 people, including the Brazilian Chapecoense football team, at the time of the crash. The team was set to play against Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana finals in Medellin, Wednesday. 6 people, including three players, two members of the crew, and one journalist, have survived the crash. The British Aerospace 146 short-haul aircraft it went down at 8 PM local time. The flight's destination, Jose Maria Cordova International Airport near Medellin, stated that they received an emergency call from the plane about electrical failures while flying over the municipalities of La Ceja and La Union before losing contact. Some 22 football players from the Brazilian team were aboard the flight, with a further 22 sports journalists onboard. The investigation has revealed that the plane did not explode on impact, leading investigators to focus on why the plane had such a small amount of fuel. The black boxes were recovered in good condition and the investigation is ongoing.
Swedish football fans gather to follow the third place game as their team faces Australia in the Women's World Cup 2023. IMAGES
"Eternal king Pele" reads a banner hung by fans of the legendary Brazilian footballer outside the Albert-Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo where the athlete had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since late 2021. IMAGES
Porto (Portugal), May 29 (EFE) .- (Camera: Carlos García) The 12,000 English fans who will enter the Dragao Stadium in Porto to watch the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea are arriving at Porto airport.FOOTAGE OF THE FAN ZONE OF MANCHESTER CITY.
Thousands of people gather on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, as Brazil eases quarantine measures although it surpassed 4 million cases with over 126,000 deaths. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
