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Liverpool forward Jota dies in car crash
The Island
|July 04, 2025
Diogo Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020
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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 26-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 last month.
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.
He scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the Reds, helping them win the FA Cup and League Cup in 2022 and the Premier League title last season.
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