Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota, his brother killed in car accident

Liverpool subordinate Diogo Jota and his member were killed successful a car mishap successful Spain erstwhile the Lamborghini they were successful veered disconnected a roadworthy and burst into flames, constabulary said Thursday.

The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that the 28-year-old Jota and his 25-year-old brother, Andre Silva, were recovered dormant adjacent the northwestern metropolis of Zamora.

Jota's decease comes weeks aft helium joined Rute Cardoso portion connected abrogation from a agelong play wherever helium helped Liverpool triumph the Premier League title. On getting married, she wrote successful a societal media post, "Yes to forever." He leaves down him 3 children, the youngest calved past year.

Police were investigating the causes of the mishap that occurred past midnight section time. They said determination were nary different vehicles progressive and that the brothers were unsocial successful the car. The bodies were undergoing forensic analysis.

It wasn't wide who was driving the car. Police were looking into the proposal that the mishap happened due to the fact that of a blown tyre portion they tried to overtake different vehicle.

The clang occurred portion Jota and Silva, who is besides a Portuguese shot player, were traveling eastward on an isolated agelong of road astir an hr westbound of Zamora.

Video images of the aftermath published by Spanish media showed braking tyre marks veering disconnected the roadworthy toward torn-apart guardrails. The burnt-up car was seen respective meters ahead, with immoderate of the vegetation astir it destroyed by the fire.

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Jota was taking his summertime interruption from shot aft having helped Portugal triumph the Nations League. That June 8 last against Spain successful Munich was his past match.

Liverpool's players are owed backmost to commencement grooming for adjacent play connected Monday. But Jota's information successful the Nations League could person earned him immoderate other clip disconnected earlier being called backmost to Liverpool.

Liverpool said the nine was "devastated by the tragic passing."

"Liverpool FC volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this clip and petition the privateness of Diogo and Andre's family, friends, teammates and nine unit is respected arsenic they effort to travel to presumption with an unimaginable loss. We volition proceed to supply them with our afloat support."

Liverpool fans gathered to spot flowers and squad scarves extracurricular Anfield Stadium to mourn Jota's passing erstwhile quality of his decease spread.

Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves successful 2020 and won 3 large trophies with the Merseyside club.

Jota was a objective finisher, scoring 65 goals successful 182 games for the Reds. His past extremity for the nine was the victor successful the Merseyside derby against Everton successful April, which moved the squad person to the league title.

His member Silva played with Portuguese nine Penafiel successful the little divisions.

Portugal mourns nonaccomplishment of brothers

Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro commented connected the "unexpected and tragic" deaths. He said Jota was "an jock who greatly honored Portugal's name."

"I widen my deepest condolences to their family," helium said. "It is simply a bittersweet time for shot and for nationalist and planetary sports."

Born successful Porto successful 1996, Jota made his nonrecreational debut with Portuguese nine Pacos de Ferreira.

The Portuguese shot federation released a connection lamenting the deaths. Federation president Pedro Proenca said Portuguese shot was "completely devastated."

"More than a fantastic player, with astir 50 appearances for the nationalist team, Diogo Jota was an bonzer person, respected by each his colleagues and opponents. He had a contagious joyousness and was a notation successful his community," Proenca said successful the statement.

The Portuguese federation said it has requested a infinitesimal of soundlessness earlier Thursday's lucifer betwixt Portugal and Spain astatine the Women's European Championship being played successful Switzerland.

"We mislaid 2 champions," Proenca said. "Their deaths correspond an irreparable nonaccomplishment for Portuguese shot and we volition each bash our champion to grant their bequest daily."

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Reaction besides started pouring successful from crossed the world, including from non-soccer players specified arsenic NBA prima Lebron James — a number proprietor astatine Liverpool — and tennis fable Rafael Nadal.

"It doesn't marque immoderate sense," Jota's Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo said. "Just present we were unneurotic successful the nationalist team, conscionable present you had gotten married. My condolences to your family, to your woman and to your children. I privation them each the spot successful the world. I cognize that you volition ever beryllium with them. Rest successful peace, Diogo and Andre. We volition each miss you."

Former nine Porto and erstwhile teammates lamented the deaths and sent condolences, arsenic did different clubs, federations and leagues.

The Premier League said it was "shocked and devastated."

"Our sincerest condolences spell to Diogo's family, friends, Liverpool FC, and each their supporters astatine this heartbreaking time," it said. "Football has mislaid a champion who volition beryllium everlastingly missed. We volition proceed to enactment our friends and colleagues astatine the club."

UEFA said its thoughts were with relatives, friends and teammates affected "by this heartbreaking loss." It said a infinitesimal of soundlessness volition beryllium observed astatine Euro 2025 matches connected Thursday and Friday.