Spanish police say Liverpool F.C. soccer participant Diogo Jota and his brother have been killed in a automobile crash in Spain. The Spanish civil guard confirmed to The Related Press that Jota and his brother had been discovered lifeless after their automobile went off a highway close to the western metropolis of Zamora.
Police had been investigating the causes. They stated there have been no different autos concerned.
The 28-year-old Jota and his brother, 25-year-old Andre Silva, each Portuguese gamers, had been within the automobile.
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Jota additionally performed for Portugal’s nationwide staff. Silva performed with Portuguese membership Penafiel within the decrease divisions.
“The Portuguese Soccer Federation and the complete Portuguese soccer neighborhood are fully devastated by the dying of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, this morning in Spain,” the Portuguese Soccer Federation stated in a submit on social media. “We now have misplaced two champions. Their deaths signify irreparable losses for Portuguese soccer, and we’ll do the whole lot we will to honour their legacy on daily basis.”
The hearth division in Castille-Leon, the place Zamora is positioned, stated on its web site {that a} automobile had crashed simply after midnight Thursday and burst into flames, in accordance with the Reuters information company. It stated two individuals had been discovered lifeless within the car, however didn’t determine them.
The crash got here lower than per week after Jota received married, Reuters stated.
He helped Liverpool win the Premier League championship final season, and the staff additionally gained the FA Cup and League Cup.
