by Mourners will gather in Portugal today to remember the Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva.
Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva died tragically in the early morning of Thursday morning in a car accident in Zamora, Spain.
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The 28-year-old Portuguese striker had married his long-term partner Rut Cardoso less than two weeks ago. The couple has three children.
Jose Manuel Macedo, pastor at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, confirmed a guard for the brothers in Capela da Ressurreio with her funeral at the Igreja Matriz on Saturday at 10 a.m.
BBC Sport reported that Jota should return via Ferry next week in the previous season, which had come against flying after a minor operation.
Liverpools “with broken” players spoke of their pain to appreciate their teammates.
The Reds captain Virgil van Dijk said on Instagram that he was “absolutely destroyed and completely incredulously”.
Diogo Jota died on Thursday with his brother Andre Silva in a car accident in Spain (Pa Wire)
In a contribution, the Dutch defender wrote in addition to a picture of Jota with the Premier League Trophy: “What a person, what a player, but above all, what an incredible father of the family is.
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“They meant so much to us all and they will always do it! So that their family loses two sons, a husband and a father are simply unimaginable. So cruel and unfair.
“My heart breaks for all their beautiful family, for rod and for their children. I promise them that we will always be there for their family in these difficult times and beyond.
“A champion forever, number 20 forever. It was a privilege to have stood by your side on the field and your friend was away.
“We will miss you beyond words and never forget you. Your legacy will live on, we will take care of it! Rest in perfect peace Diogo & Andre.”
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Andy Robertson, one of the players with the longest connection with Jota, also paid an emotional homage.
“Those who think the most are the family about. Their loss is too much to wear. I am so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre,” he posted on Instagram.
“We try to handle it together for the team and the club … how long it takes.
“For me I want to talk about my buddy.
“It is the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So real. Only normal and real.
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“Full of love for the people he was interested. Full of fun. He was the most British foreign player I have ever met.
“I can’t believe that we say goodbye. It’s too early and it hurts so much.
One person kneels in front of a provisional monument to the Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota at the Academia Diogo Jota (Reuters)
“The former manager Jürgen Klopp, who played his Christian faith in his life, wrote on Instagram:” This is a moment when I fight! There must be a greater purpose! But I can’t see it! “
Liverpool, which supports the family of Jota, has opened a coincidence book that is both physical and online physical relatives and physically physically, reducing flags to half the mast and closed all shops and the museum and hung all tours until Monday.
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The UEFA announced that on Thursday and Friday a moment of silence will be observed at the women’s euro games in Euro 2025, while the “destroyed” Portuguese Football Association said: “Diogo Jota was not only a fantastic player … but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his teammates and opponents.
“We have lost two champions. Your death represents irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honor your legacy every day.”
The fans let wreaths, scarves and shirts in a provisional shrine outside of Angeld with deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner shared at a conference in Liverpool, including flowers. There were similar scenes outside of Molineux.
The local police examined the accident on Thursday at 1230 p.m. in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora,: “In the absence of a conclusion of the experts, the evidence of the experts shows everything a car left during the overhaul due to a tire blout.”
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Jota won 49 upper limits and scored 14 goals for Portugal last month and won the Nations League for the second time.
At the end of the Euro 2025 match between Spain and Portugal (AP), Portugal players have a banner of the Portuguese international footballer Diogo Jota.
The international teammate Cristiano Ronaldo wrote about X: “It makes no sense. Right now we were together in the national team, right now they were married.
“I send my condolences to your family, your wife and children and wish you all the strength in the world. I know that you will always be with you. Quiet in peace, diogo and Andre. We will miss you all.”
Jota scored 65 goals in Liverpool in 182, nine last season when Arne Slots team won the Premier League title after raising the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
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He signed for wolves from Atletico Madrid in 2017 and helped win the championship in his first season.
Jota’s career started in Pacos de Ferreira in Portuguese before moving to Atletico, where he did not play a game, but was loaned to Porto.
