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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.
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'.
5th Jul 2025, 21:34By Jackson Cole
Another perfect observation of the minute's silence in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva - this time at the Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Club World Cup clash.
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5th Jul 2025, 18:31By Joe Moore
Don Manuel Linda, the Bishop of Porto, dedicated mass to Diogo Jota's three young children.
The funeral of Jota and his brother Andre Silva was held this afternoon in Gondomar on the outskirts of Porto, with the Bishop leading the service.
The Liverpool star's children - Dinis, four, Duarte, two, and Mafalda, eight months - were not present, but the priest spoke of them as he addressed the family and friends within the chapel.
Audio of the entire service was played outside the church for the mourners who had gathered to pay their respects to the Portugal hero.
The Bishop said: "Dear Dinis, Duarte and Mafalda, you don’t know who I am and I don’t know you personally either.
“But I know that, at this moment, you are suffering immensely - or maybe not - because you don’t even realise the tragedy that has befallen your family.
“You will become aware of it later and it will be terrible but I will pray a lot for you.
“Rute is heartbroken and so are your grandparents Isabel and Joaquim and other members of your family.
“When it is not just one coffin but the coffins of two brothers there are no words."
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5th Jul 2025, 18:23By Joe Moore
The Everton manager made a classy gesture as he visited Liverpool's stadium to pay his respects to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva on the day of their funeral.
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5th Jul 2025, 17:09By Joe Moore
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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5th Jul 2025, 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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5th Jul 2025, 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.
I’ll remember Diogo as a great friend, father and husband!"
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5th Jul 2025, 13:29By Joe Moore
Roberto Martinez has addressed the media outside the church after the funeral for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
The national team head coach attended the service with a number of his players (and is pictured below hugging Joao Felix afterwards) and said the brothers 'will be with us forever'.
In a brief, but touching, speech, Martinez said: "Welcome everybody, I just wanted to say that it's a really sad day - as you can image.
"But today was a day where we showed we are a very, very large and close family.
"Today we are are all one football family."
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5th Jul 2025, 12:50By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 12:27By Joe Moore
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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5th Jul 2025, 11:53By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 11:49By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 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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5th Jul 2025, 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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5th Jul 2025, 10:46By Joe Moore
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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5th Jul 2025, 10:44By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 10:40By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 10:38By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 10:36By Joe Moore
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5th Jul 2025, 10:35By Joe Moore
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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