Tributes pour in for Diogo Jota after Liverpool star killed in car crash • FRANCE 24 English

With tire marks and the charred remains of a vehicle, this isolated highway in northern Spain is where footballer Diego Jot and his brother died in a car accident. Police say Jot’s Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames just after midnight Thursday, adding initial evidence suggested the car suffered a burst tire. 28-year-old Jota and 25-year-old Andre Silva, also a football player, were the only ones inside. Jot’s death comes less than two weeks after he married his longtime partner, writing in a social media post, “Yes to forever. They have three children, the youngest born last year.” It’s prompted an outpouring of grief from Jot’s former teammates like Cristiano Ronaldo, who said his death didn’t make sense and sent his condolences to the football players family. Liverpool fans, meanwhile, laid flowers, cards, and photos at Anfield Stadium. the way he played football with a smile on his face all the time. He was the epitome of enjoying what you do. Every time he went out on the pitch, he gave us all for us. And you don’t know these people personally, but when you do lose somebody in this fashion, it’s it’s devastating.
Born in the Portuguese city of Porto, Jot started playing football in local professional leagues before moving to the English club Wolverampton in 2017. The forward joined Liverpool in 2020, winning three major trophies with the club, including the Premier League title last season. Jota also played for Portugal’s national team and helped them win the Nations League last month.

Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames. Tributes to the 28-year-old poured in from national leaders, football presidents, his teammates and clubs, while in Liverpool, devastated fans wept and laid flowers outside Anfield stadium for a man who weeks earlier had celebrated winning the Premier League with the team.
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