A Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) spokesperson said that "Brazil has invited Colombia to play a friendly match next month with proceeds from the game going to families of the Chapecoense players and staff" killed in the Medellín air crash, according to Andrew Downie of REUTERS. Last week's disaster, which killed 71 passengers and crew, "shocked" fans the world over and "plunged Brazil into mourning." The spokesperson said, "The idea is that the game will be against Colombia, for all that represents, but we don’t know if they will be able to come because of the dates. But a friendly will take place, against someone else if not Colombia, probably on either Jan. 22 or 25. The proceeds from the match will be sent to the families of the players, the staff and those involved with Chapecoense who died in the crash." The CBF also said it would donate R$5M ($1.47M) to Chapecoense to help the club "get back on its feet." The club was given an "extra incentive" on Monday when CONMEBOL named it Copa Sudamericana champion. The decision gives Chapecoense an automatic place in next year's Copa Libertadores, the "South American equivalent of Europe's Champions League" (REUTERS, 12/6). The BBC reported Colombian opponent Atlético Nacional, which asked for Chapecoense to be awarded the trophy, has "been given a Fair Play award to acknowledge their 'spirit of peace, understanding and fair play.'" Chapecoense will be given $2M in prize money while Atlético Nacional will receive $1M. Chapecoense VP Ivan Tozzo hailed the decision as "justice," saying, "We were sure that 'Chape' would be champions. It is a beautiful tribute." Investigations are continuing into the cause of the accident but "a recording suggests the plane was out of fuel moments before the crash" outside Medellín (BBC, 12/5)