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Associated Press
Jul 3, 2025, 04:56 AM ET
Liverpool and Portugal guardant Diogo Jota has died alongside his brother, André Silva, successful a car clang adjacent Zamora, Spain successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday morning, the Civil Guard told the Associated Press. He was 28 years old.
The Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese FA besides confirmed the news.
The Spanish civilian defender confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his member were recovered dormant aft their car went disconnected a roadworthy adjacent the occidental Spanish city.
Police said they are investigating the origin of the incident. They said determination were nary different vehicles involved.
The quality comes conscionable weeks aft Jota joined his semipermanent partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom helium had 3 children.
Jota made 182 appearances for Liverpool since joining from Wolves successful 2020. He lifted the Premier League rubric successful May, having antecedently won the FA Cup and 2 Carabao Cups successful his 5 years astatine the club.
He began his vocation astatine Portuguese broadside Paços de Ferreira and besides enjoyed spells astatine Atlético Madrid and FC Porto.
Jota besides won 49 planetary caps for Portugal, during which helium won the UEFA Nations League successful 2019 and again past month, scoring 14 goals.
His brother, 25-year-old André Silva, was besides a nonrecreational footballer, playing with little divison Portuguese nine Penafiel.
