PES 2017 Honors Chapecoense With New Update

Honoring the victims of Brazilian club Chapecoense's horrible plane crash last November, Konami today announced that it has donated to the club and that it is adding the updated Chapecoense crest and a ball dedicated to the team to PES 2017 on Thursday.

PES 2017 Receives #ForçaChape Ball

This image shows the special Chapecoense ball added to PES 2017 this week.

Konami press release

KONAMI would like to express its deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of those involved in the devastating incident in November 2016.

In support of the Brazilian soccer club, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. has made a donation to Chapecoense.

In addition to this donation, KONAMI will also be including a Chapecoense’s new club badge and a "ForçaChape*" ball in the upcoming Data Pack 3.0 of "Winning Eleven 2017" (Overseas Title: "PES 2017 - Pro Evolution Soccer"), set to be released in February 9th, 2017.

We sincerely hope that this donation will contribute to the rebuilding of the club and a swift return.

Launching on February 9, PES 2017's Data Pack 3 will also bring updated player faces, eight classic kits for Dortmund, the Champions League final ball and new boots from Adidas, Nike and Puma, amongst other things.

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