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Tributes are laid outside Anfield stadium following Liverpool FC's Diogo Jota death in a car accident(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool FC have announced there are books of condolences now open for people to sign over the course of the next four days in tribute to Diogo Jota.

The club said supporters and members of the public can sign a physical book, which is placed in the Anfield Road Stand reception at Anfield, starting this evening (Thursday, July 3).

Fans are able to sign the book at Anfield until 9pm tonight, then between 9am and 9pm on Friday, July 4, 9am-5pm on Saturday, July 5, and 9am-5pm on Sunday, July 6.



However, the club has warned there are limited books available to sign this evening.

There has also been a digital book opened and is available to sign on the LFC website here.

The club said flags have been lowered to half mast outside the stadium and all club shops, museums and tours have been closed until Monday, July 7.

Staff have also been offered wellbeing support should they need it.

Jota was found dead alongside his brother Andre Silva following the crash on the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria near the city of Zamora at 12.40am on Thursday.

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Police said they were investigating the possibility that the Lamborghini left the road because of a tyre blowout while overtaking.

Tributes from the football world and beyond flooded in for the 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso just 11 days ago.

Liverpool said the club was “devastated” by the news and that it was an “unimaginable loss”.

The Portuguese Football Federation also said it was “devastated” to learn of the deaths, adding: “Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football.”

Police said no other vehicles were involved in the incident.

A spokesman for the Subdelegation of the Government of Zamora said the bodies could not be “100% confirmed” and that fingerprint and DNA tests may have had to be carried out.

Liverpool fans started leaving tributes outside Anfield on Thursday morning – with flowers being laid with messages including “Thanks for everything, Diogo”.

Jota and his wife got together in 2013, it has been reported, and have three children together – two sons and a daughter who was born in November.

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He frequently shared pictures of himself and his family on his Instagram account, while his wife has posted images of their holidays in Dubai and Lapland.

They also have three pet beagles.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Jota’s death was “devastating news” and “there are millions of Liverpool fans, but also football fans, and non-fans, who will also be shocked by this”.

Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram said he was “heartbroken” by the news and that Jota’s death was a “huge loss to our city and the world of football”.