As the soccer world continues to come to terms with the plane crash in Colombia on Tuesday, which killed 71 including most of the playing squad and officials from Brazilian Serie A side Chapecoense, players, clubs and fans around the world have taken to social media to share their prayers and best wishes for the club.
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Three days of mourning have been declared in Brazil following the tragedy.
The charter plane carrying Chapecoense to the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed on its final approach to Medellin, Colombia, with various reports stating there was bad weather in the mountainous region where the plane came down, plus other reports suggest an electrical fault and low fuel could have been the cause.
Reports are still coming through slowly from the isolated crash site, but seven survivors have been confirmed, one of which died after being rescued.
Another survivor is defender Alan Ruschel, plus other reports claim that goalkeepers Jackson Follmann and Marcos Danilo were rescued but Danilo has since died from his injuries. Another survivor was later pulled from the wreckage and that was defender Heilio Neto.
The club was described as the “Brazilian Leicester City” by its manager, Cadu Junior, with the team from the small southern Brazilian city Chapeco rising from the fourth-tier of Brazilian soccer in 2009 to the top-flight and the Copa Sudamericana final (the South American equivalent of the UEFA Europa League final) was meant to be one of the greatest moments in club history.
From Brazilian superstars to clubs in the Premier League and world soccer’s governing body FIFA, the messages have kept pouring in for everyone connected with Chapecoense.
Here’s a few of the messages below, as the horror of the situation continues to unfold.
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) November 29, 2016
Before training the team held a minutes silence for the victims of the @ChapecoenseReal tragedy in Colombia pic.twitter.com/tjC3JsrWzs
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 29, 2016
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Thinking of you, @ChapecoenseReal#ForçaChapecoense pic.twitter.com/0KGRwwqI76
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 29, 2016
Our thoughts are with everyone at @ChapecoenseReal and all those affected by the tragedy in Colombia.
— Leicester City (@LCFC) November 29, 2016
Our thoughts are with everyone at @ChapecoenseReal and all those affected by the tragedy in Colombia.#ForçaChapecoense pic.twitter.com/I5CCI5MvvN
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 29, 2016
The thoughts of everyone at @WestHamUtd are with you, @ChapecoenseReal. #ForçaChapecoense pic.twitter.com/24nLKMQMir
— West Ham United (@WestHam) November 29, 2016
Emotion for the tragedy at @ChapecoenseReal. It's a destiny that binds us inextricably #ForcaChapecoense, we are with you fraternally pic.twitter.com/SPtN5dz38e
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) November 29, 2016
Our thoughts and prayers are with @ChapecoenseReal this morning. Today we are all one. #ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/ueAoKWpxsr
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) November 29, 2016
Nacional lamenta profundamente y se solidariza con @chapecoensereal por el accidente ocurrido y espera información de las autoridades.
— Atlético Nacional (@nacionaloficial) November 29, 2016
Mis oraciones y solidaridad para sobrevivientes, familias y amigos de @ChapecoenseReal en este momento tan duro. pic.twitter.com/ZFYOKT34US
— Radamel Falcao (@FALCAO) November 29, 2016
A sad day for football. I offer my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims of the @ChapecoenseReal plane crash. #ForçaChapecoense pic.twitter.com/z0LFnnBgBB
— Aitor Karanka (@Karanka) November 29, 2016
FIFA's thoughts are with the victims, their families, fans of Chapecoense & media organisations in Brazil on this tragic day. #ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/plDFRYqteo
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) November 29, 2016
The thoughts of everyone at the Club are with @ChapecoenseReal and all those affected by today’s tragedy in Colombia. #ForçaChapecoense pic.twitter.com/T6l9PB0SGB
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 29, 2016