Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock
The death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota in a car crash aged 28 has left the football world in shock. Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, both died after the Lamborghini they were travelling in crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora.
It has been told the 28-year-old Jota was on his way back to Liverpool for pre-season training, making the trip by car and ferry because he had undergone minor surgery so doctors advised him against flying. Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children, just 11 days before the fatal crash.
Liverpool said Jota’s death is a “tragedy that transcends” the club, while fans gathered outside Anfield to lay tributes. Reds manager Arne Slot said Jota was “the essence of what a Liverpool player should be”.
It’s understands a wake for Jota and his brother will take place on Friday afternoon before their funeral on Saturday in Porto, Portugal.
