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Liverpool star Diogo Jota killed in car crash two weeks after wedding – LIVE

Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother have died after a car crash in Spain this morning.

Jota, 28 was killed when their Lamborghini left the road in Zamora in the northwest of the country.

Spanish police confirmed to the BBC that their vehicle suffered a tyre blow out while overtaking another car.

It burst into flames moments after the crash and it is not known who was driving.

His death comes less than two weeks after he married Rute Cardoso, the mother of his three children – two sons and a baby daughter.

He posted a video of their wedding on Instagram just yesterday.
Jota joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 for £40million.

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The Portugal international has been a key figure at Anfield, winning the Premier League title last season under Arne Slot.

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His brother, Andre, 26, was also a footballer, playing for Portuguese side Penafiel.

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