'It can't be true' - Diogo Jota's wife Rute recalls discovering his tragic death
Rute Cardoso says she warned Jota to keep his eyes on the road before the crash that killed him and his brother.
- In a new biography, "Diogo Jota: Forever In Our Hearts," Rute Cardoso, widow of Liverpool star Diogo Jota, revealed her final message to him was "Keep your eyes on the road."
- Just 11 days after their wedding in July 2025, Jota and his brother Andre Silva died when their rented Lamborghini suffered a blown tire while traveling through Spain.
- The High Court of Justice in the province of Zamora concluded the crash resulted from mechanical failure, determining no criminal action was necessary following review of the evidence.
- Liverpool retired Jota's No20 shirt and installed a permanent memorial at Anfield; the LFC Foundation continues funding grassroots football established in his name.
- Former Liverpool managers Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot contributed to the biography, which aims to tell Jota's story with care, honesty, and respect for his family and friends.
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Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he has still not come to terms with the death of Diogo Jota, revealing the deep shock he experienced when he learned that the Portuguese Liverpool striker had died at the age of 28, in a traffic accident along with his brother, Andre Silva. Jota died while driving his Lamborghini car, while one of the tires exploded when it was over 180 km per hour. In the new biography "Diogo Jota: Forever In Our Hearts", the form…
In a biography of Diogo Jota (†28), his widow Rute Cardoso talks about the night of the fatal accident and his last news.
Diogo Jota's widow reveals heartbreaking message to Liverpool hero moments before tragic death
Diogo Jota's widow Rute Cardoso has revealed she urged the Liverpool forward to keep his eyes on the road in their final exchange before his death.The Portugal international and his younger brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in northern Spain last July, just 11 days after Jota married his childhood sweetheart.They were travelling towards Santander, where the footballer intended to return a rented Lamborghini before catching a ferry to Brita…
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