Liverpool star Diogo Jota killed in car crash with his brother
The Portuguese winger, 28, was just married two weeks ago and had won the league with Liverpool back in May.
The incident occurred in Spain, just off the province of Zamora on the A-52 road. Diogo Jota. Pic: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images
Unconfirmed reports say that his brother was travelling with him in the car and also died in the crash.
'The 1-1-2 Castilla y León operations room received several calls reporting a vehicle accident at Km. 65 of the A-52, in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora,' local police have said in a statement. 'A car was reported to have been involved in an accident and the vehicle was on fire.
'1-1-2 notified the Zamora Traffic Police, the Zamora Provincial Council Fire Brigade, and the Sacyl Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of this accident. Diogo Jota. Pic:'From there, a Medical Emergency Unit (UME) and the Primary Care Medical Staff (MAP) from the Mombuey Health Center were sent, who confirmed the death of two people on the scene.'
Jota had just shared photos of his wedding to his long term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in Porto, whom he had wed just two weeks ago.
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RTÉ News
5 hours ago
- RTÉ News
Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
Close family and friends and stars of the world of football will gather for the funeral of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother 48 hours after the siblings' car crash. Mr Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, were killed on Thursday after their vehicle veered off a motorway in northwestern Spain and became engulfed in flames, a week after the Portugal forward had gotten married. The funeral, which begins at 9am local time (10am Irish time), is being held in his hometown of Gondomar, near Porto. The service will be conducted by the bishop of Porto, local media report. Yesterday, hundreds attended a wake for the brothers. Among those who came to offer their condolences were a childhood friend, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, Mr Jota's agent Jorge Mendes and Porto club president Andre Villas-Boas. "Football is truly in mourning. Diogo was an icon of the talent Portuguese football represents," said football federation chief Pedro Proenca. 'Rest in peace' Mourners arrived carrying wreaths of flowers, some sobbing audibly, before the wake was opened to members of the public. The death of the Portugal international and his brother has triggered an outpouring of emotion in football, and beyond. Liverpool opened a book of condolences and lowered flags to half-mast, with dozens of supporters laying a sea of flowers, balloons, Mr Jota shirts, and scarves with the message "Rest in peace Diogo Jota", outside Anfield. At the Diogo Jota football academy, close to Gondomar SC where the ex-Porto and Atletico Madrid player took his first steps in the game, well-wishers created a memorial with flowers, scarves, candles and shirts. "Thank you, Diogo Jota," read a child's handwritten message. Pedro Neves, who was friends with Mr Jota at school in Gondomar, said he "will remember him as someone who was very friendly, very courteous, who loved everyone, who always had a smile on his face". "He left us too young, it's not fair. But that's how life is sometimes," Mr Neves, 31, told AFP. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who brought Mr Jota to the Reds in 2020, has said he was "heartbroken" while the club spoke of an "unimaginable loss". Mr Klopp's successor at Anfield, Arne Slot, said everyone associated with the club owed it to Mr Jota to "stand together and be there for one another". Mr Jota was remembered at the Club World Cup in the United States, with a one-minute silence held at the quarter-final between Brazil's Fluminense and Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Orlando. Portuguese and UK media reported Mr Jota was driving to the northern Spanish port of Santander to take a ferry to England where Liverpool were due to start training, avoiding a flight on medical advice after a recent lung operation. Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah said the death of his teammate had left him "frightened" to return to the club as the Premier League champions postponed the return of some players for pre-season training. Mr Jota had married his partner Rute Cardoso on 22 June, posting a video of their wedding on Instagram just hours before the accident. They had three children.
The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Club World Cup stars Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves burst into tears as minute's silence is held for Diogo Jota
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The 42
9 hours ago
- The 42
Portuguese players pay tribute to Diogo Jota during Wimbledon doubles match
PORTUGUESE PAIR NUNO Borges and Francisco Cabral paid tribute to compatriot Diogo Jota by wearing black ribbons on court at Wimbledon. Borges wore the item on his cap during his third-round singles clash with 17th seed Karen Khachanov after Cabral donned one on his shirt sleeve during his doubles match earlier on Friday as the All England Club relaxed its strict all-white dress code to allow tributes to the Liverpool forward. Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday while travelling to catch a ferry to the UK ahead of pre-season. Advertisement Cabral said he was driving to Wimbledon when he heard the news, describing the footballer as 'an idol, such an icon, such a good person' in Portugal. After his defeat in the men's doubles alongside Lucas Miedler, he added: 'Yesterday the idea of wearing a black strap came up – that was not allowed. 'I asked for permission to use the black ribbon and they let me play with it. 'It was an honour – it was not for the best reason. 'He was an inspiration not only for me but for the country in general.' Liverpool fan and British doubles player Neal Skupski had also brought a black armband for his match on Thursday but opted not to wear it. The 35-year-old then found out about the death of his grandmother shortly after coming off court of his first-round win alongside fellow Briton Joe Salisbury. Skupski suggested he may wear one later in the tournament, saying: 'Maybe in the next couple of days.'
