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Add as preferred source on GoogleLiverpool's Diogo Jota, 28, tragically died in a car crash in Spain near Zamora, alongside his brother. The Portuguese Football Federation confirmed the news.
MADRID (Reuters) -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.
The regional fire department of Castile and Leon, where Zamora is located, said on its website a car crashed early on Thursday, shortly after midnight, and burst into flames, with two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead.
"We have lost two champions. Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honour their legacy every day," the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement.
Spanish police told Reuters they could not yet officially confirm the names of the deceased, but everything pointed to it being Jota and his brother. The Lamborghini they were travelling veered off the road, the spokesperson said.
The bodies have been taken to a forensics unit in nearby Zamora where autopsies will be performed, they said.
Jota, who got married on June 28, helped Liverpool win the Premier League last season and also won the FA Cup and League Cup with the Merseyside outfit.
Jota arrived at Anfield from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 and scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the club in all competitions.
He also made 49 appearances for Portugal, twice winning the UEFA Nations League.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo; writing by Charlie Devereux, editing by Alexandra Hudson)
Diogo Jota, the Liverpool forward, died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, along with his brother.
Jota was traveling in a Lamborghini that veered off the road and burst into flames.
The Portuguese Football Federation expressed that the deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football and vowed to honor their legacy.
Jota helped Liverpool win the Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup, scoring 65 goals in 182 appearances for the club.
Diogo Jota made 49 appearances for Portugal and won the UEFA Nations League twice.
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