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Soccer star Diogo Jota, who played for Liverpool F.C. and the Portuguese national team, was killed in a car accident in Spain early on Thursday morning.
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In a statement, Liverpool F.C. said it was informed that the “28-year-old has passed away following a road traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, Andre Silva.”
The English soccer club said Jota’s death was an “unimaginable loss” and added that it will make no further comments at this time and request privacy for Jota’s family, friends, teammates, and club staff.
In a statement on X, the Portuguese Football Federation said it was “completely devastated” by the news and expressed its “deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and Andre Silva.”
Silva made 49 appearances for the Portuguese men’s national team and played 123 games for Liverpool.
This is a developing story.