Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota is DEAD TO ME!!
From BBC.com
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car crash, aged 28.
The Portugal forward's brother Andre Silva also died in the accident, which took place in the Spanish province of Zamora.
The 25-year-old was also a professional footballer, with Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel.
The Guardia Civil has told BBC Sport that Jota and his brother died at about 00:30 local time on Thursday.
They said that their car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.
Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children, just 11 days ago.
He recently posted pictures on social media, external of the ceremony, which took place on 22 June.
Liverpool said they "are devastated" at the loss of Jota, who they signed from Wolves for £41m in 2020.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 4, 2025 6:39 AM
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This is really heartbreaking. His poor wife and three kids.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 3, 2025 8:43 PM
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That's awful!
Both of them, gone. Their poor parents and families!
What a freak accident.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 3, 2025 9:43 PM
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From the Daily Mail per a physio who was working with him:
Respiratory physiotherapist Miguel Goncalves had been working with Jota just five hours before the deadly crash, after he suffered a little-known issue called a pneumothorax - or collapsed lung.
Jota and his brother were on their way to catch a ferry back to England, after he was warned flying would be a risk to his health. A Brittany Ferries service from the port city of Santander to Plymouth left at 4pm today, arriving in Devon at 11.15am on Friday.
He told me that the journey would take about eight hours, but that they would stop at a hotel in the Burgos area to rest. Diogo was very aware of his professionalism. They were only supposed to arrive in Santander today, catch the boat and then go to England.
'The family would arrive later by plane, organize their lives over the weekend and then, on Monday, they had a medical appointment scheduled in Liverpool to assess the situation.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 4, 2025 6:39 AM
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