Portuguese soccer participant Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, had been killed in a automobile crash in Zamora, Spain, within the early hours of Thursday, July 3. They had been 28 and 25, respectively.
Jota had simply tied the knot together with his longtime associate, Rute Cardoso, lower than two weeks prior.
“The knowledge we’ve up to now is that the automobile, which was a Lamborghini, was in a highway site visitors accident and left the highway as a consequence of a tire blowout whereas overtaking,” the Spanish Guardia Civil advised BBC Information. “It was within the early hours, 00:30 BST, within the municipality of Cernadilla within the province of Zamora.”
“The automobile caught on fireplace, and the 2 occupants had been killed,” the native police pressure mentioned, confirming the identities of the 2 folks as Jota and Silva.
Jota performed as a ahead for the English Premier League staff Liverpool F.C.
The soccer staff mentioned in a press release through its web site, “Liverpool Soccer Membership are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. The membership have been knowledgeable the 28-year-old has handed away following a highway site visitors accident in Spain alongside together with his brother, Andre.”
“Liverpool FC shall be making no additional remark presently and request the privateness of Diogo and Andre’s household, mates, teammates and membership workers is revered as they attempt to come to phrases with an unimaginable loss. We are going to proceed to offer them with our full assist,” the assertion continued.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro mentioned in a press release through X, “The information of the dying of Diogo Jota, an athlete who enormously honoured Portugal’s identify, and his brother is sudden and tragic. I lengthen my deepest condolences to their household. It’s a unhappy day for soccer and for nationwide and worldwide sport.”
In a press release to the BBC, Portuguese Soccer Federation president Pedro Proenca mentioned: “The Portuguese Soccer Federation and all of Portuguese soccer are utterly devastated by the dying of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, this early morning, in Spain.”
“Far more than an incredible participant, with nearly 50 worldwide appearances for the nationwide staff, Diogo Jota was a rare particular person, somebody with an infectious pleasure and a reference locally itself,” Proenca continued. “On my behalf, and on behalf of the Portuguese Soccer Federation, I categorical my deepest condolences to the household and mates of Diogo and Andre Silva, in addition to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the golf equipment the place, respectively, they performed their soccer.”
“The lack of Diogo and Andre signify irreplaceable losses for Portuguese soccer and we’ll do every thing, every day, to honor their legacy,” he added.
Jota tied the knot with Cardoso, with whom he has three younger youngsters, on June 22, sharing footage from their wedding ceremony day through social media on the time.
“June 22, 2025 • Sure to eternally ♾️,” Jota captioned a sequence of images from their nuptials on Saturday, June 28.
On Monday, June 30, Cardoso shared snaps of herself in her wedding ceremony gown through her personal Instagram together with the caption, “My dream got here true 🤍.”
Jota commented on the publish: “However I’m the fortunate one 😍.”
