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Football Mourns Death of Liverpool Star Diogo Jota in a Car Accident Days After His Wedding

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July 04, 2025

The football world has been left devastated by the death of the Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car accident in north-western Spain.

- Andy Hunter Stephen Burgen

Football Mourns Death of Liverpool Star Diogo Jota in a Car Accident Days After His Wedding

The 28-year-old father of three, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days earlier, was killed with his brother, Andr é Silva, when the Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the road.

Jota and Silva, 25, died at about 12.40am local time yesterday in the province of Zamora. The cause of the accident has not been confirmed but Spain's Civil Guard said it believed a tyre had punctured while overtaking, causing the driver to lose control.

The Lamborghini burst into flames and firefighters had to extinguish a blaze in the surrounding vegetation caused by the accident. The wreckage of the vehicle was visible by the side of the A-52 near Cernadilla.

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