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Diogo Jota Car Crash: Liverpool Player and Brother Dies on Way to UK

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Late Diogo Jota, Liverpool FC player and brother honoured after car crash while driving back to UK after lung surgery. Find out the latest details on the tragic incident.


Hundreds of residents of Gondomar in northern Portugal filed past the bodies of former Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at a chapel in their hometown on Friday, after their deaths in a car crash in Spain.


At an earlier private wake, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, FC Porto President Andre Villas-Boas, Portuguese Football Federation President Pedro Proenca and Jota's longtime agent Jorge Mendes joined the brothers' family including Jota's wife Rute Cardoso, who had married the footballer just weeks earlier.


“It is a moment of great pain for the family, who are left anchored to this tragic accident,” Proenca said as he left the wake. ”Diogo was an icon for the talent that Portuguese football represents and for its ability to generate unity around a person.”






Silva was also a footballer, with Penafiel in the Portuguese second division.


Their funeral is expected to take place on Saturday at a nearby church at 10 a.m. local time, the office of Gondomar's mayor said.




The death of forward Jota at the age of 28 has jolted the world of football, with tributes pouring in from former teammates, clubs, national leaders and fans.


“Diogo was a silent hero for everything he represented on and off the pitch,” Villas-Boas said as he left the wake.


“These are tragic days, days for reflection, and may the memory of these two athletes, these two great men, live on,” the former Chelsea manager added.


“I never thought there would be something that would frighten me off going back to Liverpool after the (summer) break,” Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah said on Instagram.


“Teammates come and go but not like this. It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won't be there when we go back,” he added.




Outside Liverpool's Anfield stadium fans left flowers, scarves and handwritten notes, many from children.


Mourning his friend

Jota's manager at Liverpool, Arne Slot, said in a statement on Thursday that his thoughts were with his family.


In Gondomar, a town of about 160,000 people in the Porto metropolitan area that is known for artisanal gold and filigree jewellery, residents were struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of a local hero.


At the Diogo Jota Academy in Gondomar – whose motto is “It’s not important where we come from, but where we are going” – people placed candles and flowers, as well as scarves and shirts from the clubs he played for and from the Portuguese national team in tribute to the player.


Diogo Jota did open the Diogo Jota Academy in Gondomar, where he played as a child. The academy provides opportunities for young footballers to develop their skills. If you're looking for more information on the academy or Diogo Jota's career, I'd be happy to help. You can also check reputable sources like Liverpool FC or sports news outlets for updates on his activities.


Diogo Jota did move to Atletico Madrid from Pacos de Ferreira. During his career, he has spoken about his personal life. According to reports, Rute Cardoso has been supportive of Jota throughout his career. In an interview with 'A Bola', she mentioned, “Besides being his girlfriend and best friend, I'm his number one fan.” If you're looking for more information on Diogo Jota's career or personal life, I'd be happy to help.


Jota was making his way back to Liverpool by car after he was told he should avoid plane travel for up to six weeks following lung surgery to address a fractured rib, his physiotherapist Miguel Goncalves told broadcaster Now late on Thursday.


Goncalves said Jota was recovering well from the pneumothorax surgery and that he had planned to take a ferry to the UK from Spain.




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