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Ruben Neves is comforted by Al-Hilal teammates whilst Joao Cancelo holds back tears during a minute's silence in memory of Portugal teammate Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva(Image: Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Ruben Neves and Joao Cancelo both broke down in tears during a minute’s silence held for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

The pair were starting for Al-Hilal in their Club World Cup quarter-final clash against Fluminense at the Camping World Stadium.

However, before kick-off, a minute’s silence was observed for Jota and Silva.



But both Neves and Cancelo were overcome with emotion.

Both men had tears in their eyes during the minute’s silence, and then, after the tribute, Neves had his face in his hands while Cancelo sank down on his haunches and wiped away tears.

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Former Manchester City man Cancelo played 32 games alongside Jota, while Neves played 164 times with the forward, at both Porto and Wolverhampton Wanderers as well as various levels in their national team.

The Liverpool striker and his sibling, who played for Portuguese side Penafiel, died on Thursday (July3) after a tyre blew out on their car, resulting in a crash when attempting to overtake on the A52, known as the Palacios de Sanabria, according to local police.

The bodies of both footballers were returned to their native Portugal on Thursday evening ahead of a wake today and a funeral service at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar (the Mother Church of Gondomar) tomorrow (Saturday, July 5).

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Paying tribute to Jota on Thursday, Neves took to social media and wrote: "Bug, wherever you are I know you will read this, we were never this lame and I may now regret it a little, but you know what you mean to me as much as I know what I am to you.

"More than a friendship, we're family, and we won't stop it just because now you decided to sign a contract a little further away from us!

"When I go to Selecao, you'll still be next to me at the dinner table, on the bus, on the plane...
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