The football world mourned after a plane carrying a Brazilian team crashed in the mountains in Colombia, killing 71 people, however leaving six survivors, officials said. Football players Pele and Maradona as well as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo offered respects to the players of Chapecoense Real. <br/><br/>The football team was on its way to play in the finals of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's second-biggest club tournament, when the incident occured.<br/><br/>The six survivors are being treated in hospital, officials said. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called it a sad tragedy and Brazil's President Michel Temer declared three days of mourning.<br/><br/>Governor Luis Perez of Antioquia department, where the plane went down, said investigators had found its two black box recorders.
News On AIR | November 30, 2016 3:28 PM
Football world mourns after plane crash