Tiny Chapecoense, which rejected the offer of relegation immunity after all but six of the 77 people on plane carrying the team to Colombia to play Atletico Nacional in the final of the CopaSudamericana crashed into a mountainside outside Medellin in November 2016, is in danger of relegation and fired its second coach in two […]
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Chapecoense fires head coach Vagner Mancini
Vagner Mancini, hired to rebuild Brazilian club Chapecoense after the airplane crash that killed 71 passengers in December 2016, was fired after a 3-3 tie with Fluminense extended its winlessstreak to five games in the Brazilian league championship. Chapecoense had been in first place in May before slumping. It also played in the Copa Libertadores […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Chapecoense win in Copa Libertadores debut
Brazil’s Chapecoense beat Venezuela’s Zulia, 2-1, in its first ever Copa Libertadores match and first international match since 19 players and staff were killed in November’s plane crash in Colombiathat saw 71 people die.
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Chapecoense wins first game since plane crash
Brazilian club Chapecoense beat Inter de Lages, 2-1, in the Primeira Liga, a regional competition, for its first win since most of the team were killed in a plane crash in November. Goalsfrom Niltinho and Wellington Paulista have Chape the win at the Arena Conda. It has signed 22 new players since the crash, which […]
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What They're Saying: Palmeiras general manager Cicero Souza
“Chape don’t want to be treated as victims.” — Cicero Souza, general manager of Brazilian champion Palmeiras, before Chapecoense’s first game, a friendly against Palmeiras, sincea plane crash took the lives of 71 passengers, including all but three Chapecoense players on the flight. The 2-2 draw was the first of what could be a 90-game […]
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What They're Saying: Alan Ruschel
“As a lesson, this tragedy teaches that you have to keeping living. Take advantage of some things and do good for others. When I got here today, I had the sensation that I was coming home. I promiseto give lots more happiness to this team. With a lot of effort and hard work, I am […]
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Chapecoense is awarded Copa Sudamericana
Conmebol, South American soccer’s governing body, awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana to Brazil’s Chapecoense club on Monday after most of the team died in a plane crash in Colombia a week earlier. Colombia’s Atletico Nacional, which was scheduled to host Chapecoense in Wednesday’s first leg, asked for the trophy to be awarded to the Brazilian […]
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The Missed Save
The charter flight carrying Chapecoense to the Copa Sudamericana final ran out of fuel eight miles short of its destination in Medellin, Colombia, and crashed, killing 71 people, among themmost of the players on the Brazilian team. This is dedicated to them … By Jeff Manning December 2016 No defense against A shot from 30,000 feet […]
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What They're Saying: Roberto Assis
“It is a very difficult time. Later on, if there is a contact, we can talk. I can only say that we are here and we want to help. [Ronaldinho] fits the profile, can be the right guy. Butthe moment is to help families and it would be [wrong] to create expectations for now. As […]