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4 Palmas Football Players, Team President Die in Brazil Plane Crash

Four players from Palmas football club, a fourth-division side in Brazil, and the club president died in a plane crash Sunday.

"The plane took off and crashed at the end of the runway at the Tocantinense Aviation Association," Palmas said in a statement, per ESPN. "We regret to report there are no survivors."

FIFA issued its own statement:

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FIFA offers its condolences after a plane crash tragically claimed six lives in Brazil - including five members of Palmas Futebol e Regatas. Football extends its deepest sympathies to the victims and their families at this difficult time.