Liverpool star Diogo Jota killed in car crash

Liverpool star Diogo Jota killed in car crash

Diogo Jota of Portugal controls the ball during the Nations League Quarter-finals match between Portugal and Denmark at José Alvalade Stadium, Lissabon, Portugal on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)

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 Liverpool forward, Portuguese Diogo Jota has died following a car crash in Spain at the age of 28.

Jota had reportedly been travelling in a car with his brother Andre, who is also a 26-year-old footballer, when the vehicle went off road.

The incident occurred on the A-52 in the province of Zamora, according to multiple English and Portuguese press reports.

The tragic news comes just two weeks after Jota married his long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in Porto.

Jota signed for Liverpool in September 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of more than £40million.

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