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BREAKING NEWS: BRAZILIAN CLUB-SIDE CHAPECOENSE INVOLVED IN PLANE CRASH



A Brazilian Club-side known as Chapecoense was involved in a plane crash. And according to reports, they all died in the plane crash.

According to BBC, seven people were pulled alive from the plane but two have since died including the team's goalkeeper. The aircraft that was chartered was flying from Brazil via Bolivia. The team was scheduled to play against Medellin team Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

The match was seen as the biggest in the history of the relatively small club, which entered Brazil's top division for the first time in 2014. Brazilian President Michel Temer announced three days of national mourning. Reports say that Real Madrid and Barcelona held a minute's silence at the beginning of their practice sessions.

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