Jota dies in car crash

[faraway saint]

Liverpool forward Jota dies in a tragic car crash along with his brother. 

Only 28 years old and married his childhood sweetheart two weeks ago. 

Three children. 

Tragic. 😢😢😢

Edited July 3 by faraway saint

[faraway saint]

Andy Robertson has added his heartfelt tribute to the chorus of well wishes and mourning following the tragic death of Diogo Jota:

🗣️ "The ones I’m thinking about most right now are the family. Their loss is too much to bear. I’m so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre.

"For the team and the Club, we’ll try to cope with this together… however long that takes. For me, I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy.

"He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever met. We used to joke he was really Irish… I’d try to claim him as Scottish, obviously. I even called him Diogo MacJota.

"We’d watch the darts together, enjoy the horse racing. Going to Cheltenham this season was a highlight - one of the best we had."

"The last time I saw him was the happiest day of his life – his wedding day.

"I want to remember his never-ceasing smile from that magical day. How much he was bursting with love for his wife and family.

"I can’t believe we’re saying goodbye. It’s too soon, and it hurts so much. But thank you for being in my life, mate – and for making it better. Love you, Diogo."

[Saint@Johnstone]

When I first heard that news I thought it was the Celtic player of the same name, but have to say I wasn’t familiar with this player. Dreadful accident for such a young lad.