Portuguese international Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in Spain, according to Liverpool on Thursday, leaving the club “devastated” by their loss.
In the northern province of Zamora, a car allegedly veered off a motorway and then caught fire shortly after midnight.
On June 22, Jota, 28, and Rute Cardoso, their spouse, wed. The couple gave birth to three kids.
On May 22, 2022, at the end of Liverpool’s English Premier League game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England, the Portuguese striker Diogo Jota honors his family during a lap of honor. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
He assisted the English giants in winning the Premier League last season while playing for Anfield for the previous five years.
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The tragic passing of Diogo Jota has devastated the club, according to a statement from the club.
The club has received word that Andre, his brother, and the 28-year-old have both passed away in a road traffic accident in Spain.
As they deal with an unimaginable loss, Liverpool FC will refrain from commenting at this time and ask that Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates, and club staff’s privacy is respected.
“We will continue to support them without end.”
On September 25, 2024, Liverpool’s Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota celebrates after scoring a goal in the third-round of the English League Cup game between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Following the news, fans arrived at Anfield quickly and laid down personal tributes, including scarves, wreaths, and flowers.
Jota, who was captained by Portugal 49 times, previously played for Porto and Atletico before moving to England with Wolves in 2017.
His impressive form led to a £45 million ($62 million) transfer to Liverpool three years later, where he quickly rose to the top of the fans’ charts thanks to his goalscoring prowess.
Jota won the League Cup and FA Cup in the 202/22 season and scored 65 goals for the Reds.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man legally residing in the US state of Maryland, whom the Trump administration mistakenly deported in a high-profile case in March, was severely beaten and subjected to psychological torture in prison there, his lawyers say.
The alleged abuse was detailed in court documents filed in Abrego Garcia’s civil lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, providing an account of his experiences following his deportation for the first time.
Abrego Garcia’s case has become a flashpoint in the US government’s controversial immigration crackdown since he was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in March, despite an earlier order by an immigration judge barring such a move.
According to his lawyers, Abrego Garcia fled El Salvador as a teenager to avoid gang violence, arriving in the United States around 2011. He has lived for more than a decade in Maryland, where he and his American wife are raising three children.
He was returned to the US last month and is currently locked in a legal battle with the US government, which has indicted him on charges of migrant smuggling and says it plans to deport him to a third country.
“Plaintiff Abrego Garcia reports that he was subjected to severe mistreatment upon arrival at CECOT, including but not limited to severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation, inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture,” his lawyers said in the filing, referring to the Salvadoran mega-prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Centre, or CECOT.
Severe beatings, threats
The filings, made in a civil suit in federal court against the US government brought by Abrego Garcia’s wife in Maryland, said her husband was hit and kicked so frequently upon his arrival at the prison that the next day his body was covered in lumps and bruises.
The filings also said he and other inmates were forced to kneel for nine hours straight throughout the night, or were hit by guards, in a cruel exercise of sleep deprivation.
It said prison staff repeatedly threatened to transfer Abrego Garcia to cells with gang members who would “tear” him apart, and claimed that he lost 31 pounds (14kg) in his first two weeks in jail as a result of the abuse.
‘Administrative error’
Abrego Garcia was detained by immigration officials and deported to El Salvador on March 15. Trump and US officials have accused him of belonging to the notorious MS-13 gang, which he denies.
The deportation took place despite an order from a US immigration judge in 2019, which barred Abrego Garcia from being sent back to El Salvador because he likely faced persecution there from gangs.
Abrego Garcia’s treatment gained worldwide attention, with critics of Trump’s aggressive immigration policy saying it demonstrated how officials were ignoring due process in their zeal to deport migrants. The Trump administration later described the deportation as an “administrative error”.
Last month, the US government complied with a directive from the court to return Abrego Garcia to the US, but only after having secured an indictment charging him with working with coconspirators as part of a smuggling ring to bring immigrants to the US illegally.
He is currently being detained in Nashville, Tennessee, while his criminal case is pending, having pleaded not guilty to illegally transporting undocumented immigrants.
The US government is arguing that the new civil suit is now moot, as Abrego Garcia has been returned from El Salvador. It has said it plans to deport him to a third country after he is released from custody.
Abrego Garcia a ‘criminal’ for DHS
In the wake of the latest court filings, the Trump administration doubled down on its attacks on Abrego Garcia as a dangerous illegal immigrant.
In a post on the social media platform X, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the “media’s sympathetic narrative about this criminal illegal gang member has completely fallen apart”.
“Once again the media is falling all over themselves to defend Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” it said.
Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs is a legend on Oasis, but not everyone understands why he is called that. In this article, he explains everything.
Oasis’ much-anticipated tour kicks off on Friday(Image: Getty Images)
It is the great nickname in Oasis – but the reason why guitarist Paul Arthurs is called Bonehead goes back to his childhood.
The 60-year-old owes his moniker to his parents and their hatred of long hair, before he was playing gigs with Noel and Liam Gallagher.
Taking up the story in the Oasis book Supersonic, Paul said: “I probably got the name Bonehead when I was eight.
I didn’t have long hair in 1973, which was the traditional style at the time, but most people in my primary school did. They have no long hair in our house, and it was straight down the barbers every Friday, you know, typical Irish Catholic parents.
They gave me the 50 pence, and I had to go down. Describe it. Your short back and sides, please? ‘.
On our street, there is no longer any hair. So I shortened myself from eight years old. Some kids say, “Ah, look at the bonehead! “, you know. ‘. That was it.
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Oasis Live tour member Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs explains his Bonehead nickname(Image: WireImage)
“When I entered secondary school, even the teachers called me Bonehead, and even when they were enraged, Bonehead, it wasn’t “Arthur’s.” You first became aware of your problems at that point. Bonehead was the surname you were given when you first learned it, and it has always been so.
The guitarist acknowledged that he had experimented with the name a little since he had been in Oasis and when they were getting big and doing interviews because of the straightforward nature of the nickname Bonehead.
He continued, “When we became very well-known, we used to conduct interviews in France, and people want to know why I was called Bonehead.” I used to constantly remind them that my family history had been preserved. The Bonehead was short for me, and my real name is Bonaparte Headimas. People adored it.
Noel and Liam Gallagher and Bonehead have remained close friends throughout their ups and downs, which is unusual for a member of the Oasis inner circle. Although the Gallaghers adore Manchester City, Bonehead is a red, and even that makes them uneasy.
Some insiders found him to be a “glue” that will keep this tour together in the event of conflicts.
When Bonehead was preparing for rehearsals, he has been sharing photos of his selection of Adidas trainers every day on social media. He has also been trying the welsh teacakes since arriving in Cardiff before the first night when he has been brewing in his spare time away from the stage.
After playing with Liam on his Definitely Maybe solo tour in 2024, Bonehead will be playing with them on the Oasis Live 25 tour. Andy will join Gem Archer and Andy Bell on bass for the massive sold-out shows.
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Additionally, Christian Madden, the band’s keyboard player, and Joey Waronker, the band’s drummer, have added a new woman, Jess Greenfield, as their backing singer.
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Tyson Fury, the former world heavyweight champion, has indicated that he will face Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy fight at Wembley Stadium in April 2026.
Fury, 36, left boxing in January after winning a title fight rematch with Usyk by unanimous decision the previous month.
“April 18 2026 Wembley Stadium. Fury posted a three-part ” trilogy ” on Thursday on social media.
Queensberry, one of Fury’s co-promoters, confirmed to BBC Sport that the annual cultural and sporting event, Riyadh Season, is being discussed with Team Fury and Saudi Arabia.
Fury will leave retirement next year, according to Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh on Wednesday.
In a post on X, Alalshikh declared, “The ‘Gypsy King’ will be back.
He and I spoke, and it was his promise to meet him in the 2026 Riyadh Season. To hunt an rabbit, we have one.
In the lead-up to their title fights, both of which took place in Riyadh, Fury frequently referred to Usyk as a “rabbit.”
By splitting decision, the Ukrainians became the first undisputed four-belt champion in the heavyweight division in May 2024.
Joshua – Fury would be better than Usyk if not Usyk.
Over a photo of him posing with Alalshikh, the head of Saudi Arabia’s general entertainment authority, Fury wrote “Let’s see what 2026 brings.” In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Fury wrote, “Let’s see what 2026 brings.”
Alalshikh has helped to spur Saudi Arabia on the rise of boxing, bringing a number of famous fights to the country.
Fury earlier in the day stated to reporters that he would prefer a three-fight showdown with Usyk on his own turf at an IBA (International Boxing Association) event in Istanbul.
He also stated earlier this week in various interviews that he had no desire to retire, before making a U-turn on Wednesday.
“I don’t think I’ve screamed enough the last two times,” I thought. All I want is that. Fury said, “I want a fair shout, and I don’t think I’ve got a fair shout the last two times.”
The biggest British fight that will ever take place is between Anthony Joshua and Anthony Joshua, but that’s the one I want.
It would “break all records” and have sold 100,000 tickets to Wembley in an hour. And if I decide to return, I’m certain that it will happen.
According to a report from the Spanish police, Diogo Jota, the Liverpool forward, died in a car crash.
In the Zamora province, an accident took place on the A-52 highway.
A car crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday, and two men, 28 and 26, were found dead, according to the regional fire department of Castile and Leon, where Zamora is located.
According to reports from Portugal’s public broadcaster, TVE, Jota, 28, and his brother Andre, 26, who is also a football player, were driving the car when it veered off the road.
Jota and his long-term partner Rute Cardoso were married just two weeks prior to the tragedy in his native Portugal.
Jota left Wolverhampton Wanderers for Liverpool in September 2020 for a fee of 45 million British pounds ($61.55 million).
He started 186 matches for Liverpool, contributing 65 goals and providing 22 assists, in all competitions.
Jota also won the UEFA Nations League twice, making 49 appearances for Portugal.
Since joining Liverpool from Wolverhampton in 2020, Diogo Jota has played 123 Premier League games and 182 games overall.
In a post made available on the social media platform X on Thursday, Portugal’s prime minister Luis Montenegro confirmed Jota’s death.
“It is tragic and unexpected to learn about the tragic passing of Diogo Jota, an athlete who devoted so much to Portugal’s name, and his brother. Their family is in need of my heart. Football and all other national and international sports are in mourning, according to Montenegro.
A noticia da morte de Diogo Jota, a sportiva who muito honrou o Portugalian name, is inesperate and politically incorrect. As more sentidas condolences, deixo as a familiar. É a dia de tristesse para o desporto national e international, as well as para o futebol.
Diogo Jota, a football player from Liverpool and Portugal, and his brother were killed on Thursday in a car accident in northwest Spain, according to police.
The Civil Guard confirmed the deaths of Jota, 28, and his brother Andre by reporting a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the Zamora municipality.
The Civil Guard claimed in a statement that “everything points to the blowout of a tyre while the vehicle was overtaking.”
On May 22, 2022, at the end of Liverpool’s English Premier League game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England, the Portuguese striker Diogo Jota honors his family during a lap of honor. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Pedro Proenca, president of the Portuguese football federation, declared on social media that Jota was “devastated” and that he was “a remarkable person, respected by all his colleagues and opponents, someone blessed with an infectious joy and a reference to his own community.
Before Portugal’s Women’s Euro 2025 game against Spain in Switzerland on Thursday, Proenca claimed to have requested a minute’s silence from UEFA.
On April 2, 2025, Liverpool’s #20 Portuguese striker Diogo Jota (2L) celebrates scoring the opening goal in the English Premier League game between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in north-west England. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
“We have lost two champions,” he said. We will do everything in our power to honor Diogo and Andre Silva’s legacy every day, according to Proenca. “The loss of Portuguese football is irreparable,” said Proenca.
Just before the accident, Jota and Rute Cardoso tied the knot on June 22 and posted a video of their engagement on Instagram.
