FIFA Request All Clubs To Pay Tribute To Chapecoense By Observing Minute Silence

As the footballing community continues to mourn the tragic events in Medellin, Colombia, where a plane carrying the Chapecoense players and staff crashed taking the lives of 71 people, all clubs will observe a minute silence over the weekend.

FIFA have ordered that all clubs from UK to Europe and around the world to hold a minute's silence prior to kick-off to remember their fallen fellow colleagues.

_{(PSG's Cavani celebrates goal with tribute to Chapecoense)}

The crash devastated the Brazilian team on the eve of their Copa Sudamerica final with Atletico Nacional. But according to reports in Brazil, CONMEBOL have obliged Atletico Nacional's incredible gesture by declaring Chapecoense as Copa Sudamericana champions.

The footballing governing body have also requested that all players wear black armbands to pay their respects to those lost in the crash.

_{(Funeral employees place white sheets with a Chapecoense soccer team logo on caskets)}

Tributes have been pouring in as well as minutes silence already taking place during the EFL cup games - among others - during the week but that trend will continue in the Premier League and beyond.

Forca Chape.

Topics: FIFA

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