Published on 05 July 2025
Close family, friends, and stars from across the football world will gather on Saturday to pay their final respects to Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, following their tragic deaths in a car crash.
Jota, 28, and Silva, 25, were killed on Thursday when their vehicle veered off a motorway in northwestern Spain and was engulfed in flames. The heartbreaking incident occurred just a week after Jota’s wedding, casting a heavy cloud over the football community.
Tributes have continued to pour in from clubs, teammates, fans, and international football bodies as preparations for the funeral are underway.