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.
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.
Source: Aljazeera
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