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Diogo Jota, Liverpool Stars Spanish authorities said Tuesday that they died with their brother in a car accident last week, exceeding the speed limit.
Spanish policeTheir investigation is still ongoing, but they say they believe Jota drives too fast in his Lamborghini before the tires burst, forcing the car to stand out.
The investigation also led to people believing that the Jota was driving. No police pointed out who was driving, Jota or André Silva.
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Liverpool’s Diogo Jota celebrates the scoring in August 2021 at the Premier League match on Carrow Road in Norwich. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
Lamborghini kills brothers in tragedy on a Spanish highway near Zamora in northwest Spain football world. Jota is 28 years old and Silva is 25 years old.
Players from Liverpool and the Portuguese national team attended the brothers’ funeral on Saturday.
Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk is in the shape of a football shirt with Jota’s 20th place with white flowers on it. Another Liverpool teammate, Andrew Robertson, had a similar arrangement with Silva’s No. 30 match, who was dressed with Portuguese club Penafiel.
Many others in the football world, including Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias, attended the funerals on weekends.
“These are very, very sad days,” Portugal national team coach Roberto Martinez said at the funeral. By Fox Sports. “But today we prove that we are a big, a close family. …Their spirit will always be with us.”
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were at the scene of the car accident where the death of Zamora, Spain, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Emilio Fraile/AP Photo)
The brothers are reportedly heading to the Liverpool squad after the summer break to rejoin his Liverpool squad and board a boat.
“Liverpool Football Club was damaged by a tragic pass from Diogo Jota,” the team said in a statement Thursday. “Liverpool Football Club will not comment further for now and ask Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff for the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff as they try to satisfy unimaginable losses.”
Cristiano Ronaldo of the Portuguese legendary team also responded to the tragic news.
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota Centre scored his second goal in Premier League football match between Liverpool and Leicester City in the Premier League football match at the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England on Sunday, November 22, 2020. (Jon Super/AP Photo)
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“Nothing makes sense,” he said in an Instagram post. “We just joined the national team together and just got married. I would like to express my condolences to your family, with your wife and children, and wish them all the strength in the world.
Jota scored 47 goals in 123 appearances at Liverpool.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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