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Search Diogo Jota, who has died at the age of 28 after a car crash, was close to Caoimhin Kelleher, who left Liverpool for Brentford earlier this summer.

Caoimhin Kelleher and Diogo Jota, pictured in April, were great mates at Liverpool (Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Diogo Jota sent a heartfelt message to his "best friend" at Liverpool weeks before the striker's tragic death.

The Portuguese Football Federation said: "Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football."

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Jota was part of Liverpool's Premier League title-winning squad, netting six times in 26 matches.

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Liverpool released the following statement after Jota's death was confirmed: "Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.

We will continue to provide them with our full support."

The Portuguese national team said: "Diogo Jota was not only a fantastic player with almost 50 caps for the national team, but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his teammates and opponents.

He had a contagious joy and was a reference point in his own community."

The tragedy came just 11 days after Jota married long-term partner Rute Cardoso, the mother of their three children, in Portugal.

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