Liverpool Soccer Star Diogo Jota And His Brother Killed In Fiery Car Crash

Madrid, July 3 (Reuters) – Liverpool’s Portuguese Advanced Dioge The Portuguese Football Federation said on Thursday that 28 -year -old Jota’s brother died in a car accident near Hızora in Northwest Spain.

Zamora’s Castile and Leon Regional Fire Department said that a car fell early on Thursday after midnight on the website and turned into flames where two men aged 28 and 26 find dead.

Portugal Football Federation said in a statement, “We lost two champions. Deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do our best to honor their inheritance every day,” he said.

Liverpool Football Club said “it is devastated by tragic transition” player.

The Spanish police told Reuters that they could not officially confirm the names of the deceased, but he pointed out that everything was Jota and his brother. The spokesman said Lamborghini’s traveling.

The bodies were taken to a Forensic Medicine Unit where autopsies were carried out in nearby Zamora.

Jota, who married on June 28, helped Liverpool to win the Premier League last season and won the FA Cup and League Cup with Mersexide outfit.

Jota came to Anfield from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 and scored 65 goals in 182 games for the club in all competitions. He also made 49 matches for Portugal and won the UEFA Nations League twice.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said: “ Dioge Jota is an athlete and brother who honored the name of Portugal and is unexpected and tragic. I wish their families the deepest condolences. A sad day for football and national and international sports. “