CHAPECO, Brazil -- Relatives of victims who died in an air crash that killed most members of the Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense spoke out in anger Thursday, with several saying the crash was avoidable.Only six of the 77 passengers and crew survived, three of them players. Nineteen other players died in the crash late Monday, a few kilometers (miles) from the airport in Medellin, Colombia.Recordings of conversations with the pilot and accounts of a surviving flight attendant, along with the lack of an explosion upon impact, indicated the BAE 146 Avro RJ85 jet ran out of fuel.Osmar Machado, the father of defender Filipe, questioned why that plane was used. His son died on his fathers 66th birthday.Profit brings greed, Machado said. Because of 30 kilometers this plane ended (the lives of) 71 people. But what can we do now? The owner of the plane died.Experts have said the plane that took off from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was at its maximum flight range when it crashed into a muddy mountainside.The team was heading to play in the first of two matches in the final of the Copa Sudamerica, South Americas No. 2 club tournament.Williams Brasiliano, uncle of Chapecoense midfielder Arthur Maia, said the crash could have been avoided if Chapecoense had chosen a regular airline to travel to Colombia instead of a charter.Look how complicated that flight was going to be even if it had arrived, Brasiliano said, tears in his eyes. Even if they had arrived, it is clear that they would be tired from the trip to play a final. This cant be right. I doubt that a bigger club would have done the same.Chapecoense spokesman Andrei Copetti said more than 30 clubs had used the LaMia company that operated the crashed jet, including Argentina and Bolivia.LaMia also took us to Barranquilla (Colombia) to play against Junior, Copetti said. They had a good service then. It was the airline that got in touch with us because they have experience in doing these long flights in South America. We chose this company for technical reasons. All these rumors have to be discarded.He said the governing body of South American football, known as CONMEBOL, was not involved in choosing LaMia. He said also said the city had no role.Soccer legend Pele expressed concern for the families in his first comments about the crash.We have to ask God to give strength to their families for this sadness to go as quickly as possible, Pele told ESPN Brasil. We have to pray, send positive energies to the families. Support those that are still here, in whichever way possible.The team announced that a funeral will be held for several players, staff and local journalists at Arena Conda stadium Saturday. It was not clear whether all the victims would be present at a service expected to draw 100,000 people to the 22,000-seat arena.Chapecoense acting president Ivan Tozzo said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were to be at the funeral.Brazilian President Michel Temer will be present only at the arrival of the bodies at Chapecos airport. Temer has avoided public meetings since he was booed at both the Olympics and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this year after he took office following the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.Also on Thursday, the president of Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro said his team would not play its final-round match of the Brazilian league season against Chapecoense.Chapecoenses acting president said earlier in the week that the head of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Marco Polo Del Nero, had ordered Chapecoense to play its final match using a team made up mostly of junior players.We believe in sport, Atletico Mineiro president Daniel Nepomuceno said. We respect the pain. Its not the moment to demand that players play this match.Nepomuceno said that he had talked with Del Nero and that the CBF head had changed his mind.Del Nero was widely criticized on social media for his earlier statements. Stitched Pirates Jerseys . 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Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. MANCHESTER, England -- Highlights in the career of Ryan Giggs, who left Manchester United on Saturday to end his 29-year association with the club:1973 -- Born Ryan Joseph Wilson on Nov. 29 in Cardiff.1987 -- Signs schoolboy terms with United, despite his father having verbally agreed to Giggs joining rival Manchester City.1990 -- Signs first professional contract with United.1991 -- Adopts mothers maiden name and becomes Ryan Giggs. Makes debut for United at 17, as a substitute against Everton. Scores the winner against Manchester City at Old Trafford on his full debut and becomes the youngest footballer to represent Wales when he plays against Germany at 17 years, 322 days.1992 -- Voted PFA Young Player of the Year.1993 -- Becomes first player to be named PFA Young Player of the Year twice. Wins Premier League title.1996 -- Helps United win league and FA Cup double for a second time in three years.1999 -- Scores memorable winner for United in FA Cup semifinal replay against Arsenal at Villa Park. Helps teaam complete a historic treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.dddddddddddd001 -- Wins seventh league championship and signs new five-year contract.2007 -- Wins ninth Premier League title with United. Announces retirement from international football.2008 -- Breaks Bobby Charltons appearance record for United in his 759th game, coming on as a substitute -- and scoring a penalty in the shootout -- as team beats Chelsea in the Champions League final.2013 -- Makes 1,000th appearance for United during a Champions League loss to Real Madrid. Appointed player-coach following arrival of manager David Moyes.2014 -- Takes over as interim United manager for final four games of season after Moyes is fired. Ends playing career a week after the last game of the season to take over as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal.2016- Leaves Manchester United to pursue career in management. ' ' '