Liverpool Head Coach Arne Slot's Heartbreaking Statement After Diogo Jota Death - Liverpool Echo
- Early on July 3, Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a crash on Spain's A-52 near Cernadilla; both were killed at the scene.
- Spanish authorities report that a tyre blowout caused Jota's car to veer off the A-52 near Cernadilla, Spain, resulting in a crash and fire, prompting an investigation.
- Across social media, Cristiano Ronaldo called Jota ‘too soon,’ while Manchester United and UEFA paid tribute with moments of silence, highlighting the global football community’s mourning.
- Fans gathered outside Anfield, leaving jerseys, flowers, and banners as the club flew its flag at half-staff, mourning Jota’s death and celebrating his legacy.
- Spanish authorities continue probing Jota's fatal crash; Portugal’s Football Federation assists with funeral plans, and UEFA will hold a minute’s silence at Women’s Euro 2025 matches.
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Diogo Jota (†28) and his brother (†25), who died in a serious car accident, were buried. In front of the church of the Portuguese town of Gondomar, heartbreaking scenes took place. The funeral for the two footballers took place under exclusion of the public.
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FIFA honors Diogo Jota and brother André Silva before Club World Cup matches
Players stand during a minute of silence for two soccer players who were killed in a car crash, Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, before the Club World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Fluminense and Al Hilal in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Players of the two teams observe a minute of silence in memory of Portugal international and Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, before th…
Video Shows European Soccer Star That Died In A Fiery Lambo Crash
Diogo Jota was killed along with his brother just 10 days after the Portugal forward got married. He had three children. The 28-year-old Portuguese forward died in the accident in the early hours of Thursday morning near Zamora, in northwestern Spain. His brother, Andre Silva, was also killed in the crash on the Rias Bajas Highway (A-52) near Palacios de Sanabria, heading towards Benavente. Jota and Silva were driving to Santander to catch a fer…
4 July 2025 – Lisbon – EFE. Under an intense sun, a crowd of anonymous citizens, football figures and political authorities gathered at the Gondomar Matrix Church to bid farewell to Diogo Jota and his brother André. Both grew up in that town near Porto, and died tragically in a traffic accident that occurred in Spain. The fiery chapel, installed in the Chapel of the Resurrection, was filled with flowers, soccer shirts and gestures of pain by the…
FIFA organized a tribute for the death of the Liverpool player and his brother Andre Silva. And the most affected were his two companions of the Luso team.
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