Some Soccer News for Nov 29, 2016
du Nord, November 29, 2016
It's Day 334 of 2016. pic.twitter.com/uvxe0jm1kA — Chapecoense (@ChapecoenseReal) November 29, 2016 In devastating news, Brazilian team Chapecoense from Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil was on their way to Medellin, Colombia for the 1st Leg of the Copa Sudamericana Final against Atletico Nacional when their air plane crashed in the mountain Cerro Gordo. 76 people are dead. Rest In Power. 3 players, Alan Ruschel, Jackson Follman and Neto survived, along with a journalist, a flight attendant and a flight crew member. The team flew commercial airlines from Sao Paulo to Santa Cruz, Bolivia where they changed to a private charter, which is the plane that crashed. The best coverage is from Brazilian newspaper O Globo. (in Portuguese) Damn, this is some really sad news! In a wonderful gesture the director of Atletico Nacional has asked CONMEBOL to award the Sudamericana championship to Chapecoense. dN Minnesota United introduces new head coach Adrian Heath: Now everyone say hello to Adrian Heath! #MNUFC pic.twitter.