Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, killed in car crash in Spain
ZAMORA PROVINCE, CASTILLE AND LEÓN, SPAIN, JUL 3 – Diogo Jota and his brother died when their Lamborghini veered off the A-52 motorway and caught fire; a tire blowout is suspected, say Spanish authorities.
- Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, aged 28, and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in the Zamora region of Spain on Thursday morning.
- The crash occurred after their Lamborghini suffered a tyre blowout, veered off the road, and caught fire near Palacios de Sanabria.
- Fans gathered at Anfield to pay tribute as the club lowered its flags to half mast and created an impromptu shrine of flowers and memorabilia.
- Liverpool manager Arne Slot said, "For us as a club, the sense of shock is absolute," promising to celebrate Jota's life at the right time.
- The tragedy united the football community in grief while Liverpool FC requested respect for the families' privacy during this difficult time.
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The Liverpool forward and Portuguese national team player died in a car accident at the age of 28, while on vacation with his family in Spain.
FIFA honours Liverpool player Diogo Jota, his brother Silva who died in car crash - The Tribune
The 28-year-old Jota and 25-year-old Silva were found dead near Zamora in northwestern Spain after the Lamborghini they were driving crashed and burst into flames on an isolated stretch of highway just after midnight on Thursday.
The football world has been shocked by the tragic news of the death of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva after a serious car accident in Spain. The 28-year-old, who had only married his partner Rute Cardoso ten days earlier, leaves behind three young children. His brother, two years younger, was also a professional footballer with Portuguese club Penafiel. Details of the accident and preliminary investigation According to …
The world of football is in mourning and accompanies in its pain Joaquim and Isabel da Silva, who in an instant lost their only two children, Diogo Jota and André Silva, aged 28 and 26 respectively.Consternation is total and the parents tear anyone's soul apart, bereaved by the tragedy, but seeing as they are not alone, because a crowd arrived at the funeral home.Ten people, including Agent Jorge Mendes, the Portuguese Prime Minister and Preside…
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