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Yahoo
20 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Photos Show Diogo Jota's Grief-Stricken Parents, Family Arriving at Wake
A series of heartbreaking photos have emerged showing the grief-stricken family of Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota, including his parents, arriving at his wake, along with figures from the sports community. The parents of Jota are experiencing a double tragedy. Advertisement The soccer star perished with his brother, Andre Silva, in Spain after their Lamborghini spun out and burst into flames, possibly after a tire blew out, per Spanish police. Speed may also be a factor, per CNN. The Jota family includes his new wife, Rute Cardoso, who is the mother to his three kids; his father, Joaquim Silva; and his mom, Isabel Silva. Jota and Cardoso were married on June 22 after years together. The wake was on July 4, but photos have also emerged of Cardoso and others at the July 5 funeral. They show his wife for the first time at his funeral. Related: Photos Show Diogo Jota's Wife Rute Cardoso With His Coffin at Funeral Now the family members are left to bury the two brothers, who were only 28 and 25 and who were both professional soccer players. Jota told BBC that his parents struggled financially so he could reach his soccer dreams. Advertisement "I will never pay them back, but obviously I will try to do that," he said, adding that he learned to "never give up." Portuguese football agent Jorge Mendes (R) accompanies the mother of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and Penafiel player Andre Silva as they leave the funeral home in Puebla de Sanabria, in the northwestern Spanish province of Zamora, where the footballers' bodies were taken following their fatal car accident on July 3, to Daily Mail, Jota's funeral will start on July 4 in Portugal. It will unfold over two days, Daily Mail noted. The bodies of the brothers arrived at the church after being "repatriated to Portugal after being identified by the family," ABC News reported. Pedro Proenca, President of the Portuguese Football Federation, arrives at a public wake held for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at the Capela da Ressurreicao on July 04, 2025 in Gondomar, Portugal. Diogo Jota was a professional football player for Liverpool FC and the Portuguese national team, while Andre Silva played for FC Penafiel in Portugal's second publication noted that the "wake will take place at Sao Cosme Chapel before the funeral mass on Saturday morning at the Catholic church next door." CNN reported that the wake for Jota and André Silva's family began on Friday morning, July 4, "at a church in the brothers' hometown of Gondomar, near Porto." The grandfather of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva is comforted outside the funeral chapel and wake for Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, on July 4, church, Igreja Martiz de Gondomar, "will open to the public on Friday afternoon," CNN reported. The funeral starts at 10 a.m. on July 5, which is 5 a.m. ET in the United States, according to CNN. The mother (C) of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, gets into a car next to football agent Jorge Mendes (R), outside the wake for her sons in Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, on July 4, Silva knows the family and told the Guardian that Jota's father's "discipline and humility were passed down to both sons." 'They're such good people. Always generous, always willing to help. It's like I always say: the good ones go, and the rest stay. Diogo was a great student, from a family of footballers. His uncle Jorge was also talented – though with a bit of a temper," he told the Guardian. Advertisement Related: Police Reveal Likely Cause of Fiery Wreck That Killed Diogo Jota, Brother Related: Diogo Jota's Last Instagram Photo Shows Wedding to Wife Rute Cardoso Photos Show Diogo Jota's Grief-Stricken Parents, Family Arriving at Wake first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 4, 2025


South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Liverpool to honour Diogo Jota as Portugal PM joins family at footballer's hometown wake
Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro joined members of Diogo Jota's family for a private wake on Friday in the Liverpool footballer's hometown in northern Portugal following his death alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in Spain. Jota's long-time agent, Jorge Mendes, was also seen joining the family, including wife Rute Cardoso, who had married the footballer just weeks earlier. Montenegro spent almost half an hour with the family before leaving without making a statement. Jota's club remain focused on responding to the tragedy and said the forward would be 'honoured with the respect and affection he so richly deserves'. Liverpool's past and present sporting directors, Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes, said in a joint statement that tributes would be 'meaningful and inclusive of supporters'. A convoy of hearses carrying the bodies left for Gondomar near Porto on Thursday evening from the morgue of Puebla de Sanabria, near where the Lamborghini in which the brothers were travelling had veered off the road and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday. Police said they suspected a tyre had burst. PM Luis Montenegro arrives near the Chapel of the Resurrection, the location of the wake. Photo: Reuters A public wake is expected to take place at a chapel in Gondomar from Friday and a funeral on Saturday at a church nearby at 10am, the office of Gondomar's mayor said.


CNN
2 days ago
- Sport
- CNN
What we know about the death of Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother
The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the age of 25. Jota married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he has three children, less than two weeks before the crash. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. local time on the A-52 road in Zamora, northwestern Spain, and was caused by a 'burst tire while overtaking,' the country's Guardia Civil said on Thursday. The vehicle that Jota and his brother were in left the road and subsequently caught fire, officials said. It is not known which brother was driving the car, which Spanish media reported was a Lamborghini. The authorities identified the remains based on documents recovered at the scene of the accident, as well as the car's license plate, CNN Portugal reported. Further forensic testing at a morgue in Zamora confirmed the brothers' identities, according to CNN Portugal. For investigation, the remains were moved to the nearby town of Puebla de Sanabria, a source close to the sub-delegate of the Spanish government in Zamora told CNN. The players' family was present in Puebla de Sanabria on Thursday afternoon to finalize the administrative requirements which allow the remains to be released and returned to Portugal, CNN Portugal reported. A source from the Government Sub-delegation in Zamora told PA that the crash is being investigated as 'a possible speeding incident.' A wake for Jota and André Silva's family began on Friday morning at a church in the brothers' hometown of Gondomar, near Porto, the church told CNN. It added that the doors at the Igreja Martiz de Gondomar will open to the public on Friday afternoon. A funeral is set to take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), the church said. Jota played an important role in the Liverpool team which lifted the Premier League trophy just over two months ago, equaling the English record of 20 top-flight titles. He featured in 26 of the club's 38 league games, scoring six goals and providing four assists. In total, he scored 65 goals across five years on Merseyside, also winning one FA Cup and two EFL Cups. Jota was part of the Portugal national team which won the Nations League in June this year, having also won the competition in 2019. André Silva played for Futebol Clube de Penafiel in the Liga Portugal 2, the country's second division. In total, he scored 12 goals and contributed 10 assists in 105 matches at full and youth level throughout his career. Tributes from the soccer world came flooding in throughout Thursday. Portuguese great Cristiano Ronaldo wrote that his compatriot's death 'does not make sense,' while former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who signed Jota for the club in 2020, offered 'prayers, thoughts and power' to Jota and André Silva's family. Current Liverpool manager Arne Slot also paid his respects, writing: 'When the time is right, we will celebrate Diogo Jota, we will remember his goals and we will sing his song. For the time being, we will remember him as a unique human being and mourn his loss. He will never be forgotten.' Tributes also came in from beyond soccer, from the likes of NBA star LeBron James and the United Kingdom's Prince William, who said he was 'deeply saddened.' CNN's Alan Goodman and Duarte Mendonca contributed to reporting.


CNN
2 days ago
- Sport
- CNN
What we know about the death of Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother
The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the age of 25. Jota married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he has three children, less than two weeks before the crash. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. local time on the A-52 road in Zamora, northwestern Spain, and was caused by a 'burst tire while overtaking,' the country's Guardia Civil said on Thursday. The vehicle that Jota and his brother were in left the road and subsequently caught fire, officials said. It is not known which brother was driving the car, which Spanish media reported was a Lamborghini. The authorities identified the remains based on documents recovered at the scene of the accident, as well as the car's license plate, CNN Portugal reported. Further forensic testing at a morgue in Zamora confirmed the brothers' identities, according to CNN Portugal. For investigation, the remains were moved to the nearby town of Puebla de Sanabria, a source close to the sub-delegate of the Spanish government in Zamora told CNN. The players' family was present in Puebla de Sanabria on Thursday afternoon to finalize the administrative requirements which allow the remains to be released and returned to Portugal, CNN Portugal reported. A source from the Government Sub-delegation in Zamora told PA that the crash is being investigated as 'a possible speeding incident.' A wake for Jota and André Silva's family began on Friday morning at a church in the brothers' hometown of Gondomar, near Porto, the church told CNN. It added that the doors at the Igreja Martiz de Gondomar will open to the public on Friday afternoon. A funeral is set to take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), the church said. Jota played an important role in the Liverpool team which lifted the Premier League trophy just over two months ago, equaling the English record of 20 top-flight titles. He featured in 26 of the club's 38 league games, scoring six goals and providing four assists. In total, he scored 65 goals across five years on Merseyside, also winning one FA Cup and two EFL Cups. Jota was part of the Portugal national team which won the Nations League in June this year, having also won the competition in 2019. André Silva played for Futebol Clube de Penafiel in the Liga Portugal 2, the country's second division. In total, he scored 12 goals and contributed 10 assists in 105 matches at full and youth level throughout his career. Tributes from the soccer world came flooding in throughout Thursday. Portuguese great Cristiano Ronaldo wrote that his compatriot's death 'does not make sense,' while former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who signed Jota for the club in 2020, offered 'prayers, thoughts and power' to Jota and André Silva's family. Current Liverpool manager Arne Slot also paid his respects, writing: 'When the time is right, we will celebrate Diogo Jota, we will remember his goals and we will sing his song. For the time being, we will remember him as a unique human being and mourn his loss. He will never be forgotten.' Tributes also came in from beyond soccer, from the likes of NBA star LeBron James and the United Kingdom's Prince William, who said he was 'deeply saddened.' CNN's Alan Goodman and Duarte Mendonca contributed to reporting.