Chapecoense Awarded Copa Sudamericana After Death Of 19 Players In Plane Crash

Tragic Brazilian club Chapecoense have been crowned winners of the Copa Sudamericana after their plane crashed while travelling to the final.

Chapecoense football team were due to play in the first leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana in Medellin, Colombia. AFP

UPDATE 76 People Dead In Colombia Plane Crash

Rescuers can only reach the crash site by land - local media picture. MI ORIENTE

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia.

The team were due to play in the first leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana. AFP