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Soccer world reacts, pays tribute to players killed in crash
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Soccer world reacts, pays tribute to players killed in crash

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

Tributes have been pouring in with notable sports figures taking to Twitter to voice their condolences and prayers to those affected by the plane crash that carried Chapecoense soccer team as they were on their way to the finals of a regional tournament.

Colombian officials say that the crash killed 76 people.

The squad was expected to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday.

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