Liverpool and Portugal striker Diogo Jota died in a automobile accident on Thursday in Spain, the Portuguese soccer federation announced. He was 28 years outdated.
The Reds launched the next assertion:
“Liverpool Soccer Membership are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.
The membership have been knowledgeable the 28-year-old has handed away following a street visitors accident in Spain alongside along with his brother, Andre.
Liverpool FC might be making no additional remark presently and request the privateness of Diogo and Andre’s household, pals, teammates and membership workers is revered as they attempt to come to phrases with an unimaginable loss.
We’ll proceed to supply them with our full assist.”
The Portuguese participant and his brother Andre, in keeping with Spanish company EFE, had been killed on the Rias Bajas Freeway close to Palacios de Sanabria in Zamora, northwestern Spain. Jota had simply gotten married lower than two weeks in the past.
“The Portuguese Futebol Federation and all Portuguese Futebol are utterly devastated with the deaths of Diogo Jota and André Silva this morning in Spain,” Portugal FA president, Dr. Pedro Proenca, said in a statement.
Jota signed for Liverpool in September 2020 from Wolverhampton for round $40 million. Since then, he scored a complete of 65 objectives in 182 video games in all competitions with the Reds, profitable amongst different trophies the 2024-25 Premier League and two UEFA Nations League trophies with Portugal.
“The information of the dying of Diogo Jota, an athlete who tremendously honored Portugal’s identify, and his brother is surprising and tragic. I prolong my deepest condolences to their household. It’s a unhappy day for soccer and for nationwide and worldwide sports activities,” Portugal prime minister Luis Montenegro stated in a press release posted to social media.
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