Family, teammates of Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota gather in Portugal for funeral
Club captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were among teammates past and present who arrived in Portugal late on Friday to pay their respects to the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.
6 Family members of Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, walked into their funeral service on Saturday.
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6 Jota's widow, Rute Cardoso, hugged a loved one ahead of her husband's funeral.
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6 Jota and Silva died on Thursday when their car crashed in Spain.
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They are expected to join the grieving family and hundreds of residents of Gondomar, a small town in northern Portugal where Jota grew up, for the funeral at the Igreja Matriz church.
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Rute Cardoso, who married Jota just weeks ago, is expected to be accompanied by the couple's three young children.
Jota's death at the age of 28 sent shock waves through the world of football and beyond, with messages of condolences pouring in from national leaders as well as across the sport.
6 Fernando Santos, the former manager of the Portugal national football team, arrived at the funeral on Saturday.
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6 Loved ones walked up to the chapel on Saturday to mourn Jota and Silva.
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6 Diogo Jota tragically died in a car crash in July 2025. He was 28 years old.
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The brothers were believed to have been driving to a ferry in Spain to travel to Britain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday.
Police said they suspected a tire had burst.
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