{"id":860324,"date":"2025-07-05T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/liverpool-team-join-family-of-diogo-jota-brother-for-funeral-in-portugal\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:16:00","slug":"liverpool-team-join-family-of-diogo-jota-brother-for-funeral-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/liverpool-team-join-family-of-diogo-jota-brother-for-funeral-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool team join family of Diogo Jota, brother for funeral in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The brothers, who were en route to the UK, were found dead near Zamora in northwestern Spain after a car crash.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The funeral of footballers Diogo Jota and his brother has been held, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain, with family and friends joined by players and staff from Jota\u2019s Premier League club, Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s service was held at Igreja Matriz church in the Portuguese town of Gondomar, where Jota had a home.<\/p>\n

Portugal\u2019s national team coach Roberto Martinez and several top Portuguese players also attended, including Manchester City\u2019s Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias and Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n

Among the mourners, Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk arrived carrying a red floral arrangement in the shape of a football shirt with Jota\u2019s No 20 in white. His teammate Andrew Robertson carried a similar arrangement with the No 30, the number worn by Jota\u2019s brother, Andre Silva, who played for Portuguese club Penafiel.<\/p>\n

Jota, 28, and his brother, Silva, 25, were found dead<\/a> near Zamora in northwestern Spain early on Thursday after the Lamborghini they were driving crashed on an isolated stretch of highway just after midnight and burst into flames.<\/p>\n

The brothers were reportedly heading to catch a boat from northern Spain to go to England, where Jota was to rejoin Liverpool after a summer break.<\/p>\n

Cause of crash unclear<\/h2>\n

Spanish police are investigating the cause of the crash, which did not involve another vehicle, they said.<\/p>\n

They said they believe it could have been caused by a blown tyre.<\/p>\n

Their bodies were repatriated to Portugal after being identified by the family. A wake was held for them on Friday.<\/p>\n

Jota\u2019s death occurred two weeks after he married longtime partner Rute Cardoso while on holiday from a long season where he helped Liverpool win the Premier League. The couple had three children, the youngest born last year.<\/p>\n

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Diogo Jota of Portugal with the UEFA Nations League trophy after his team\u2019s victory in the final between Portugal and Spain at Munich Football Arena on June 8, 2025 in Munich, Germany [Maja Hitij\/UEFA via Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jota was born in Porto but started his playing career as a child in nearby Gondomar.\u00a0Silva played in Portugal\u2019s lower divisions.<\/p>\n

Their loss has led to an outpouring of grief and condolences from the football world and Portuguese officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Christeen Block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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