Tributes from across the soccer world in on Thursday that Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva of Portuguese membership F.C. Penafiel., have been killed in a automobile crash in Spain.
UEFA could be noticed earlier than video games on Thursday and Friday on the Ladies’s EUROs in Switzerland. A kind of video games included Portugal’s opening match of the event in opposition to Spain in Bern.
Gamers from Portugal and Spain honor Diogo Jota and André Silva with a second of silence earlier than hteir opening match of the ladies’s Euro 2025 event in Switzerland. (Picture by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP through Getty Pictures)
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Gamers from Belgium and Italy additionally each paid their respects to the brothers forward of Thursday’s first match of the day.
The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed that each Jota and Silva have been killed after their automobile close to Zamora, Spain. The Lamborghini was present in flames and firefighters have been referred to as in to stop the flames from spreading.
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Police are investigating the reason for the crash. Investigators are not sure who was driving the automobile, and are wanting into whether or not a blown tire led to the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight native time.
Jota, 28, made 49 appearances with Portugal’s senior nationwide staff. Silva, 25, performed professionally in Portugal with Gondomar S.C. and F.C. Penafiel.
“We’ve misplaced two champions,” learn an announcement from the Portuguese Soccer Federation. “Their deaths signify irreparable losses for Portuguese soccer, and we’ll do every little thing we are able to to honour their legacy day-after-day.”
