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Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28.

The Portugal forward and his brother, Andre, were killed in a car crash in Spain on Thursday morning.

And family and friends of the brothers gathered for their funeral in their homeland on Saturday morning after a public wake on Friday.

Diogo Jota's wife and Liverpool players attend Anfield memorial to pay respects	Alisson and Luis Diaz honor Diogo Jota with emotional trip after being unable to attend funeral	Diogo Jota's wife joins Liverpool players to pay emotional tribute to tragic star

According to the Spanish Guardia Civil, the accident happened after Jota and his brother’s Lamborghini ‘left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking’.

Further details revealed that he was travelling by car from Porto to get a ferry from Santander back to England.

The Portugal international had been advised by doctors not to fly back to Liverpool as he had undergone minor surgery.

News of Jota's death sent shockwaves throughout the football world, with tributes flooding in and fans leaving wreaths, scarves, shirts and flowers at a makeshift shrine outside Anfield.

Liverpool said the club is 'devastated' at the 'unimaginable loss' of their player, while Cristiano Ronaldo said the passing of his international teammate 'doesn't make sense'.

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In case you missed it, Oasis kicked off their huge reunion tour last night and paid a touching tribute to Diogo Jota on stage.

The Britpop legends dedicated their performance of fan-favourite anthem 'Live Forever' to the Liverpool star.

A huge display of Jota, with his back turned to show his famous No.20 shirt, was shown on the big screen behind the stage while the band performed.

It's another example of football fans being united in grief over the tragic passing of the Portuguese ace, with the Gallagher brothers famous Man City fans.

A classy gesture from the lads.

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Today, 16:00By Joe Moore

The Portugal national team has also posted a video on social media in tribute to Diogo Jota.

"You will always be remembered.

Rest in peace, Diogo Jota," reads the caption, with a short video showing some of his goals and celebrations for his country.

All of the tributes from Liverpool, Wolves and Portugal make one thing very clear - Jota was a well respected and well loved member of every team he was part of.

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Today, 15:10By Joe Moore

Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva also paid tribute to his Portugal international teammate Diogo Jota after attending his funeral this morning.

"I can't even imagine the pain of the family, of Rute, of the children, of the parents," Silva told Portuguese broadcaster TVI.

"I must talk a little about Jota, who was a great friend to all of us.

"His career, although not the most important thing, speaks for itself.

"We are Portugal and it was essential for us to show that for Andre Silva and Diogo Jota we are together, we will always be together and their spirit will be with us forever.

"Thank you very much for your messages and support and everything we have received all over the world, it means a lot.

"Today we are are all one football family."

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This shows the magnitude of the tributes laid by supporters outside Anfield, where fans have gathered in the rain this morning to pay their respects as the funeral was held in Portugal.

A sea of Red scarves, shirts, flowers and messages have been placed on the green bank opposite the Hillsborough memorial outside the Liverpool stadium.

The memorial for the Portuguese star has kept growing over the last 48 hours and now flanks the entire side of the iconic stadium.

A fitting tribute to Liverpool's No.20.

The club have been called to retire the shirt number for Jota following his tragic passing, while the FA have been in contact with club officials over a tribute at Wembley ahead of the Community Shield.

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Today, 11:18By Joe Moore

The funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva has now finished.

The coffins arrived and were carried into the Capela da Ressurreicao an hour ago, with Ruben Neves among the pallbearers.

A procession of family, friends, teammates and colleagues then also entered the church, while a large crowd of mourners were gathered respectfully outside the gates in support of the family of the two footballers.

A live audio feed of the service was played outside the church for the mourners who had gathered there.

The service started with the Lord's Prayer.

Diogo and Andre's family are Catholic, and a priest in Gondomar told local reporters on Friday that Jota deeply cared about his faith.

The Liverpool star often pointed to the sky in celebration of his goals in a public showing of his beliefs.

Church bells rang out as the service came to a close, as those in attendance began to leave the chapel.

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Today, 11:11By Joe Moore

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen: "What has happened is unbelievably tragic.

"We as FC Bayern will also play our part together with Liverpool."

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Jordan Henderson and James Milner were also in attendance to remember Jota, along with current Liverpool players Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo.

Liverpool technical director Julian Ward (L) and chief executive Michael Edwards (3L) are also pictured here.

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Family, friends, teammates and colleagues of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva are gathering this morning for their funeral.

After a public wake yesterday, today marks the private funeral of the two brothers following their tragic death in a car accident on Thursday morning.

Among the mourners pictured arriving at the Capela da Ressurreicao in Gondomar, Portugal, were Jota's Liverpool and Portugal teammates.

Reds captain and vice-captain Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson carried flower tributes to Diogo and Andre in the shape of two Liverpool shirts with their respective shirt numbers.

Close friend and former Wolves teammate Ruben Neves was also in attendance and was part of the group carrying Jota's coffin.

Jota and Andre's death has sent shockwaves through the football world, with the Liverpool star's passing just ten days after marrying his childhood sweetheart making it all the more heartbreaking.

It's sparked widespread grief from Liverpool fans but also supporters of other clubs, and today we grieve as one.

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Today, 09:55By Anton Stanley

The football world continues to mourn the death of Liverpool's Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

Ahead of Chelsea's 2-1 Club World Cup win over Palmeiras, Pedro Neto gave his own tribute to the brothers.

He walked out to the pitch with a shirt emblazoned with their names and continued to hold it - along with Blues captain Enzo Fernandez - during a minute's silence.

The winger played with Jota at Wolves during the 2019/20 season with the now-Blues star, even assisting his then-teammate in a Europa League win over Besiktas.

Jota scored a hat-trick in that 4-0 win at Molineux.

Pedro Neto paid tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva who tragically passed away on Thursday moring

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4th Jul 2025, 22:50By Jackson Cole

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has been spotted attending the wake of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

Bernardo Silva, Jota's national teammate, has also paid tribute.

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4th Jul 2025, 20:06By Jack Johnson

There has just been a moment of silence held for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at the Club World Cup.
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