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.
Shubman Gill led from the front once more with a second hundred in as many matches as India captain to keep England at bay at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Gill’s 114 not out was the cornerstone of India’s 310-5 at stumps on the first day of the second Test, with Yashasvi Jaiswal contributing a typically entertaining 87.
India lost two wickets in quick succession to be 211-5 but all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (41 not out) helped Gill avoid a further collapse in an unbroken stand of 99.
Gill, however, knows better than anyone that individual milestones are no guarantee of team success.
In the first Test at Headingley, India posted five individual hundreds, including Gill’s 147, and still lost — the first time this had happened in more than 60,000 games of first-class cricket.
Batting collapses of 7-41 and 6-31 cost India dear before England, making light of a seemingly stiff target of 371, won by five wickets to go 1-0 up in a five-match series.
England captain Ben Stokes, as he did in Leeds, again opted to field after winning the toss, with England having achieved their all-time record fourth innings victory chase of 378 at Edgbaston, against India, three years ago.
KL Rahul, fresh from a hundred at Headingley, rarely looked comfortable as he laboured for a 26-ball two that ended when he played on to Chris Woakes.
Both Woakes (2-59 in 21 overs) and new-ball partner Brydon Carse (1-49 in 16) kept things tight.
But the pressure England had exerted in a first hour where India were held to 37-1 off 13 overs was released by Josh Tongue, whose 13 wicketless overs cost 66 runs.
England, however, would have been in a stronger position had a couple of close lbw reviews not gone against them on umpire’s call, with batsmen spared by the fact the on-field officials had initially ruled in their favour.
“A couple of decisions go our way early doors and then all of a sudden they’re 30-3 and we’re looking at a completely different day ahead,” Woakes told Sky Sports.
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The all-rounder added: “A couple of wickets early in that last session, which we felt like we could have kicked on and got into the tail, but they played well. ”
Left-hander Jaiswal completed a 59-ball fifty, where 40 of his runs came in fours, with consecutive boundaries off fast bowler Tongue, a hook followed by a rasping cut.
Jaiswal Denied Century
Jaiswal, 62 not out at lunch, look destined for another hundred after his 101 at Headingley until caught behind flat-footedly edging a cut off a loose Stokes delivery, with India then 161-3.
New batsman Rishabh Pant, who in Leeds became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to score two hundreds in a match, was relatively restrained in taking 23 balls to score his first boundary — a six off Shoaib Bashir.
The off-spinner, however, had his revenge when Pant (25) holed out to long-on.
India’s 208-4 became 211-5 when the recalled Nitesh Kumar Reddy was bowled playing no shot to a Woakes delivery that nipped back off the seam.
But the 25-year-old Gill pulled the lively Stokes in front of square and drove Carse for commanding fours.
Gill though required several minutes of on-field treatment when on 86 for what appeared to be cramp – a delay that led to boos from a capacity crowd at a sun-drenched Edgbaston.
But the jeers turned to cheers when, in the over before England took the new ball, Gill swept part-time off-spinner Joe Root for consecutive fours to complete a watchful 199-ball hundred, including 11 boundaries.
India made three changes, notably resting Jasprit Bumrah after it was announced before the series the outstanding fast bowler would only feature in three of the five Tests in order to protect his fitness following a back injury.
The third Test at Lord’s starts just four days after the scheduled end of the game in Birmingham. Akash Deep was given the unenviable task of replacing Bumrah, the world’s number one-ranked Test bowler.
Both teams and the umpires wore black armbands on Wednesday in memory of former England batsman Wayne Larkins, who died aged 71 last weekend.
On Wednesday, Chelsea reportedly signed Brazilian striker Joao Pedro from Brighton for a reported $ 60 million ($79 million).
After the terms of his eight-year contract were finalized, Pedro flew to the United States on Sunday to play for Chelsea in the Club World Cup.
Pedro will be able to play for Enzo Maresca’s side in their Club World Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras in Philadelphia after the transfer has been confirmed following a medical.
FIFA has given clubs participating in the Club World Cup knockout phase until July 3 to sign new players.
Everyone is aware that this is a sizable club with a rich history, Pedro said.
“They used to have great players, and they now have great players,” said one player, “and I’m excited to join.” “You know when you play for Chelsea, you must think about winning.”
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Pedro, who left Watford for £30 million to join Brighton, made 30 goals in 70 games and has been capped three times by Brazil.
Due to an altercation on the training ground with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke, the 23-year-old was forced to withdraw from Brighton’s final two games of the season.
After Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, and Robert Sanchez, Chelsea have signed Pedro as their fourth signing from Brighton in recent years.
Since the end of last season, Chelsea has already spent money on striker Liam Delap, midfielder Dario Essugo, and defender Mamadou Sarr.
After winning the Club World Cup with the Palmeiras, rising Brazilian star Estevao Willian, 18, will join the Blues.
Jamie Gittens, a reportedly worth up to 65 million euros ($76 million), could soon become a Chelsea player following the signing of the 20-year-old on Saturday.
Bundesliga champions Liverpool have announced on Wednesday that centre-half Jarell Quansah will join Bayer Leverkusen for a reportedly club record fee.
The 22-year-old’s transfer fee, including 10 million euros in add-ons, could increase by 40 million euros ($47 million), according to the British and German press.
A 60-million-euro buy-back clause is also mentioned in the contract, which Liverpool could resign from Quansah after the summer of 2027, according to German specialist media Kicker and The Athletic.
One of the most promising central defenders in English, Jarell Quansah, is now available for signing, according to Leverkusen’s managing director of sport, Simon Rolfes.
“He made a very impressive contribution to a world-class defense at Liverpool.” Jarrell will give more dynamism, speed, and strength to our defense.
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Quansah surpasses the previous record signing for 32 million euros, signing midfielder Kerem Demirbay, for the first time in Leverkusen’s history.
The England under-21 champion from 2025 made his first-team debut in 2023 when he joined Liverpool’s academy at age five.
He then won the Merseysiders’ League Cup in 2022 and 2024, as well as the Premier League title last year, 58 times.
Quansah joins Leverkusen to take over former Bundesliga captain Jonathan Tah after spending much of the 2024/25 campaign playing second fiddle to first-choice defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.
During the negotiations, I was given a clear explanation of the ambitious goals. As a member of the current Leverkusen rebuild, I’m thrilled to play and face a great challenge,” Quansah said.
Leverkusen endured a challenging title defense last year, finishing 13 points adrift of champions Bayern Munich, after making league history by winning the Bundesliga undefeated in 2024.
Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, the stars of their two-year league-and-cup double, have recently left Quansah and are joining Liverpool from Leverkusen in the off-season.
After defeating Juventus and Monterrey, Dortmund and Real Madrid were the final two teams to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals, respectively.  ,
At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, youngster Gonzalo Garcia scored his third goal of the year to give Madrid a 2-0 lead over Italian champion Juventus.
Sergio Ramos’ side defeated their German side 2-1 in a close last-16 match in Atlanta, giving the former Real Madrid skipper a chance to face his former team.
Friday and Saturday will be the quarter-finals.
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Real Madrid, a giant of Spain, defeated Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund, who defeated Monterrey to defeat them.
Sergio Ramos’ side defeated their German side 2-1 in a close last-16 match in Atlanta, giving the former Real Madrid skipper a chance to face his former team.
Spain’s Real Madrid and Juventus’ #30 Gonzalo Garcia celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 football game at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 1, 2025. (Photo: PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP)
At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami earlier, youngster Gonzalo Garcia scored his third goal of the season to give Madrid a 1-0 lead.
Real Madrid wins the Club World Cup Quarter-Finals, and Gonzalo leads them past Juventus.
Under the new coach, Xabi Alonso’s Madrid side put together an impressive display, and Kylian Mbappe’s return from illness as a substitute increased that performance.
The second half produced a lot of chances, but their goalkeeper was really good, according to Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois.
With Igor Tudor’s Juventus beginning strong but Real’s came out on top, the first half was a finely balanced contest.
After 54 minutes, Los Blancos found themselves on the end of the tunnel when Trent Alexander-Arnold crossed for Gonzalo.
On July 1, 2025, Spain’s Real Madrid and Juventus’ Italian team, Real Madrid, play at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where French forward #9 Kylian Mbappe controls the ball while Dutch midfielder #08 Teun Koopmeiners controls the ball next to Juventus’ 08 Teun Koopmeiners. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP)
Alonso made the decision to introduce Mbappe to the 62, 149 crowd, but Juve pressed for an equaliser with no clear openings.
The coach of Madrid both applauded the team’s performance, including that of Gonzalo, who had been compared to the then-great Raul, and also suggested that Mbappe might be ready for a bigger role in the upcoming game.
Alonso said, “We will keep watching him… I think he will do a lot better quarters.”
Alonso continued, “I’m happy Real produced the necessary grit to grind out the result in the second half.”
The coach remarked, “We had to be patient, we had to mature into the game.”
You are aware that you must grit your teeth and carry out your obligations, just like the players and I are. And ultimately, we had to hold on a little bit, which I’m happy about.
Tudor, the head of Juve, claimed that as the game progressed, his team felt worn out.
“Two of them asked to be substituted in the end. You can’t do that, he said, explaining his reasons, but there was an exorbitant drowsiness.
According to Tudor, “the heat and humidity are what burns energy, but there is the tension of the game as well,” adding that they were approaching the end of a long season.
Ramos and Dortmund disagree,
Dortmund defeated Monterrey in a close encounter in Atlanta thanks to Guirassy’s brace, setting them up to face a Madrid side that defeated them in the 2024 Champions League final.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac stated to the media, “Real has a great team, they have many good individual players.”
“I believe we will have a good chance of succeeding if we put everything on the pitch and perform it today.”
The Mexican side came close to scoring when a late Ramos header was just wide, but Guirassy doubled in the first half, but German Berterame curled one back for the Mexicans.
Guirassy told broadcaster DAZN, “I think I could have at least three goals, but I’m happy to have helped the team win.”
After struggling through several games in the blazing afternoon sun in the group stage, Dortmund were relieved to be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and set a faster pace there.
Guirassy scored both of his goals as the Guinea international reached 37 for the season in all competitions.
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However, after Monterrey opened the scoring in the second half, goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made several good save saves to keep Dortmund at bay.
Ramos attempted to liven up his penchant for late, decisive moments, like in Madrid’s 2014 Champions League triumph, by sending a header agonisingly wide in stoppage time.
Ramos, a proud supporter of his side’s efforts, told DAZN, “The crowd, our fans, and the people who understand football, they saw that the team gave everything.”
