Police swoop on Diogo Jota funeral over crowds of mourners taking photos of tragic star's grave
A joint-
funeral
for Jota, 28, and his brother
André
, 25, was held at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church after Thursday's tragic
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Crowds took pictures in the cemetery where Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva were laid to rest
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Police were initially called to the cemetery due to crowds of mourners taking photos
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After clearing the cemetery, the crowds were said to have returned
Police were initially called to the cemetery due to crowds of mourners taking photos at the graveside.
After clearing the cemetery, the crowds were said to have returned moments later, according to reporters on the ground.
Family, friends and Liverpool teammates said goodbye to
Jota
and his brother André at their funeral in Portugal.
Liverpool stars
Virgil Van Dijk
and
led mourners with two touching wreathes emblazoned with Diogo's number 20 and André's number 30.
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Portugal's head coach
Martinez went on to say it was 'essential' for Portugal to show 'we are together,' adding the brothers' spirits will be 'with us forever'.
He said: 'So thank you very much for your messages and for your support and everything that we receive [from] all over the world.
'Today we are all one
football
family.'
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot was there with his players - including Reds stars Joe Gomez, Darwin Nunez and
Former teammates Jordan Henderson and James Milner were also in attendance.
Oasis pay touching tribute to tragic Diogo Jota as Liverpool star appears on screen in emotional song
Some of Jota's international teammates present at the ceremony were Manchester United captain
Bruno
Fernandes,
Chelsea
's Joao Felix and
A huge crowd of mourners gathered outside the church and showed support for the brothers' friends, family, coaches and teammates as they walked in procession.
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The service was private but a live audio feed was played outside the church.
Addressing Jota's children, who were not at the service, as well as their mother and grandparents, the Gondomar priest was heard saying in the broadcast: "There are no words, but there are feelings.
"We also suffer a lot and we are with you emotionally."
Jota, along with brother André, died when his hired acid green £210,000 Lamborghini supercar suffered a suspected tyre blowout and crashed in a fireball on the A52 highway in Zamora province, northern Spain.
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The brothers were en route to the Spanish port city of Santander to catch a ferry to the UK after the Portugal star was urged not to travel by plane following lung surgery.
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