Liverpool striker Diogo Jota dies in car crash
The Premier League player, who was 28, got married last month, posting images of the event on X.
Jota signed for Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2020. He scored the first goal of Liverpool's 2024-25 title-winning campaign.
He leaves behind a wife and three children.
Jota's 25-year brother Andre Silva played with Portuguese club Penafiel.
The Portuguese Football Federation have called on UEFA, European soccer's governing body, to "hold a minute of silence, this Thursday, before our National Team's match against Spain in the Women's European Championship."
"We have lost two champions. The passing of Diogo and Andre Silva represents irreparable losses for Portuguese Football, and we will do everything to honor their legacy daily," the federation posted on X.
A Federação Portuguesa de Futebol e todo o Futebol português estão completamente devastados com a morte de Diogo Jota e do seu irmão André Silva, esta madrugada, em Espanha.Muito mais do que o fantástico jogador, com quase 50 internacionalizações pela Seleção Nacional A, Diogo… pic.twitter.com/EN901fH6FG
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) July 3, 2025
Authorities in Castile and Leon, a landlocked region in northern Spain bordered by Portugal, said a car crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames, with two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead.
According to the BBC and reported on by German news agency dpa, the Spanish Guardia Civil said in a statement that the car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking.
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