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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 after being involved in a road traffic accident in a Spanish province.

Jota's brother Andre is also reported to have died in the crash.

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In a statement, the emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region said: "The 112 Castilla and Leon operations room received several calls reporting a vehicle accident at kilometre 65 of the A-52, in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora.

He was part of the side that won the Nations League earlier this year.

Tributes have been flooding in on social media, with Gary Neville posting on X (formerly Twitter): "That is heartbreaking news on Diogo Jota and his brother.

All my love and best wishes to his family."

Portugal's prime minister Luis Montenegro wrote: "The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who greatly honoured Portugal's name, and his brother is unexpected and tragic.

"I extend my deepest condolences to their family.

It is a sad day for football and for national and international sports."

In a statement, the Portuguese Football Federation said they were 'completely devastated' by the deaths of Jota and his younger brother Andre.

They added: "Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, respected by all colleagues and opponents, someone with a contagious joy and a reference in his own community.

"The Portuguese Football Federation expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and Andre Silva, as well as to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the clubs where the players respectively played.

"The Portuguese Football Federation has already requested UEFA to hold a minute of silence, this Thursday, before our national team’s match against Spain in the Women’s European Championship.

"We have lost two champions.

The passing of Diogo and Andre Silva represents irreparable losses for Portuguese football and we will do everything to honour their legacy daily."