Zamora ,jul 3
Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota died in a car accident on Thursday in Spain at the age of 28. At the time of the accident, Jota was with his brother in the car, as reported by Sky Sports.Premier League and Liverpool Football Club took to their official social media and paid their condolences to the footballer.”Everyone at the Premier League is shocked and devastated to learn of the tragic passing of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre. Our sincerest condolences go to Diogo’s family, friends, Liverpool FC, and all their supporters at this heartbreaking time. Football has lost a champion who will be forever missed. We will continue to support our friends and colleagues at the club,” Premier League wrote on X.Following the accident, a statement from Zamora Provincial Council in Spain read, “Two young people died in an accident on the A-52 (Palacios de Sanabria). The Rionegro del Puente Fire Station (Northern Zone of the Consortium) responded. The vehicle caught fire, and the flames spread to the vegetation. They were 28 and 26 years old. RIP.”Jota began his football career in his hometown of Porto in Portugal, where he played for the Pacos de Ferreira academy before joining Atletico Madrid in the Spanish League in 2016.However, he never played for Atletico Madrid and later returned to Porto on loan. In 2018, the Portuguese player was signed by the Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, also known as Wolves, and for the next two years, he was under the fellow Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo.Jota made his debut for the Portugal national team in November 2019 and featured in the Euro 2022 and 2024 for his national side.
