Uganda Today: Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota, 28, dies alongside his brother in car crash — days after his wedding
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Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota has died in a fiery car crash after his Lamborghini veered off a road in Spain on Thursday, just 11 days after he married the mom of his three children.
The 28-year-old Portuguese forward and his 26-year-old brother, Andre Silva, who was also a Portuguese soccer player, were found dead after the car crashed and burst into flames near Zamora in northwestern Spain just after midnight, police said.
The Lamborghini’s tire appeared to have burst as the pair were overtaking another vehicle, according to investigators.
Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, the Portuguese Football Federation said on Thursday.AFP via Getty Images
According to investigators, the car’s tire had burst as the pair were overtaking another vehicle.AFP via Getty Images
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Premier League winner Jota had only just tied the knot with his partner of 10 years, Rute Cardoso, in a lavish ceremony on June 22.
“A day we will never forget,” he wrote in a tragic last Instagram post showing off emotional footage from the wedding day.
“Yes to forever,” his wife wrote alongside a handful of photos.
The couple shared three children, including one who was only born last year.
The Portuguese Football Federation said it had “lost two champions.”
“Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honor their legacy every day.”
Police said the bodies of the two brothers had been taken to a forensics unit in Zamora, where autopsies would be performed.
10Diogo Jota with his wife Rute Cardoso on their wedding day.@diogoj_18/Instagram
10Diogo Jota with his wife Rute Cardoso Diogo Jota at their wedding.@diogoj_18/Instagram
10Diogo Joto with his wife, Rute Cardoso, and their children.@rutecfcardoso14/
“I offer my most sincere condolences to his family.”
Jota helped Liverpool win the Premier League last season and also won the FA Cup and League Cup with the Merseyside outfit.
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