Leo Messi, Neymar and Pele are just some of the high-profiles members within the football community to offer their support to Brazilian club Chapecoense following the tragic plane crash in Colombia.

Seventy-six people have died after a plane carrying 81 people, including members of Chapecoense,, crashed near the Colombian city of Medellin after reporting "electrical failures", officials said this morning.

"Six people were rescued alive, but unfortunately one died. The rest of the occupants unfortunately died. The tragic toll is 76 victims," a police commander told journalists.

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Chapecoense had been heading for the biggest game in its history - Wednesday's first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final – when tragedy struck.

Goalkeeper Marcos Danilo Padilha died, having initially been reported to be one of the people pulled from the wreckage.

Club spokesman Andrei Copetti revealed the keeper had died in hospital and an updated list of survivors issued by Colombia's civil aviation authority Aeronautica Civil did not include his name.

Aeronautica Civil initially named Danilo and team-mates Alan Luciano Ruschel and Jackson Ragnar Follmann as well as crew members Ximena Suarez and Erwin Timuri and journalist Rafael Hensel as the survivors.

The most recent list of survivors had Danilo's name missing, although defender Helio Hermito Zampier Neto's name was included.

Some of the biggest names in sport sent their condolences to the little team from Chapeco in southern Brazil. 

Brazilian soccer legend Pele captured the mood of many when he said on Twitter: "Brazilian football is in mourning."

"Sad day for football," Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi said in a Twitter post. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Chapecoense players and others who died. RIP."

Some players and clubs changed their social media profile pictures to a black version of Chapecoense's green badge and many included the hashtag #ForcaChape, or Strength Chape, after the club's nickname.

The Brazilian Football Confederation said in a statement it was declaring seven days of mourning and postponed all Brazilian football matches for that period.

The second leg of the Brazilian Cup final between Gremio and Atletico Mineiro was delayed from Wednesday until 7 December.

The final round of matches in the Brazilian Serie A now will take place on 11 December, a week later than planned.

Brazil striker Neymar simply tweeted the Chapecoense badge and Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas said, "Good luck and stay strong!" 

England captain Wayne Rooney said: "Sad news to wake up to today. Thoughts are with @ChapecoenseReal and their family and friends."

One of the first messages came from the team Chapecoense was to play Wednesday's final, Atletico Nacional of Medellin.

"Nacional deeply laments and stands in solidarity with @ChapecoenseReal in the accident and we await information from authorities," the club tweeted soon after the crash, which killed 76 people, was reported.

The disaster struck a chord with clubs the world over with Arsenal saying: "Thinking of you, @ChapecoenseReal" and Chelsea declaring, "Our thoughts are with everyone at @ChapecoenseReal, their families and all those affected by the tragedy in Colombia."

FIFA President Infantino said on Twitter: "At this difficult time our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends." 

Many clubs, including Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, observed a minute's silence before training today.