It has been a heartbreaking 48 hours on the earth of soccer, after the passing of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota was confirmed. The 28-year-old perished in a automobile crash alongside his brother Andre Silva, 26, in a tragic accident within the early hours of Thursday morning.
That was confirmed lower than 12 hours after the crash within the Zamora area of Spain, because the pair drove to Santander to catch a ferry again to the UK. A wheel concern precipitated their Lamborghini to exit the street, and so they couldn’t escape the flames of the wreckage thereafter. Tributes have rolled in from across the globe, touching hearts all through the sport. Each Silva and Jota left behind three kids and wives, with Jota married simply 10 days beforehand.
Tribute on the Membership World Cup
In the meantime on the Membership World Cup, a minute of silence was held earlier than the quarter-final between Fluminense and Saudi Arabian aspect Al-Hilal. Jota’s worldwide teammates Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves have been each concerned within the sport, however couldn’t maintain again the tears, in a heart-wrenching second forward of the sport.
Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves struggled to carry again the feelings as a minute of silence for Diogo Jota was held earlier than Al-Hilal’s conflict with Fluminense. pic.twitter.com/tNazRJi6nW
— Soccer España (@footballespana_) July 4, 2025
Neves’ tribute to Jota
After the dreadful information was confirmed, Neves posted a message to his pal and teammate Jota, whom he coincided with at Wolves too, on his Instagram web page simply hours forward of the sport. It learn as follows:
“Beast, wherever you might be, I do know you’ll learn this. We’ve by no means been that silly and possibly now I remorse it slightly, however what you imply to me as a lot as I do know what I imply to you. Greater than a pal, we’re household, and we received’t cease being that approach simply since you’ve determined to signal a contract slightly additional away from us! After I go to the nationwide workforce, you’ll proceed to be by my aspect on the dinner desk, on the bus, on the aircraft… you’ll at all times be there with me, as normal. We’ll proceed to chuckle, make plans, share our lives with one another. I’ll ensure you’re at all times there and I’ll be certain that your loved ones by no means lacks something when you’re there, far-off however serious about us, ready for us. Life introduced us collectively and now it could’t separate us. We’ve achieved lovely issues collectively, we nonetheless have rather a lot to realize, I do know we’ll make it. Beginning at the moment, you’ll enter the sphere with me, and we’ll observe our path collectively, on the stage the place we met. Diogoal, you might be my favourite lemonade!! I like you 🤍 “