Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, dies in car crash just 2 weeks after wedding
The soccer world is reeling after the sudden death of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his younger brother in a tragic car accident in Spain. Jota, 28, a standout forward for Liverpool and a key player for Portugal’s national team, was killed along with his brother André Silva, 26, near Zamora in northwestern Spain.
Silva played for Penafiel, a club in Portugal’s second division. Just two weeks ago, Jota married his wife, Rute Cardoso, and the couple shared three young children. The Portuguese Football Federation released a heartfelt statement saying,
“The Portuguese Football Federation and all Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota…
