Liverpool players were gathering within the small Portuguese town of Gondomar on Saturday for the funeral of their English Premier League soccer teammate Diogo Jota, who died together with his younger brother in a automotive crash in Spain on Thursday.
Club captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were amongst teammates past and present who arrived in Portugal late on Friday to pay their respects to the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.
They’re expected to affix the grieving family and a whole lot of residents of Gondomar, a small town in northern Portugal where Jota grew up, for the funeral on the Igreja Matriz church.
Rute Cardoso, who married Jota just weeks ago, is anticipated to be accompanied by the couple’s three young children.
Jota‘s death on the age of 28 sent shock waves through the world of football and beyond, with messages of condolences pouring in from national leaders in addition to across the game.
The brothers were believed to have been driving to a ferry in Spain to travel to Britain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday.
Police said they suspected a tire had burst.
Liverpool players were gathering within the small Portuguese town of Gondomar on Saturday for the funeral of their English Premier League soccer teammate Diogo Jota, who died together with his younger brother in a automotive crash in Spain on Thursday.
Club captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were amongst teammates past and present who arrived in Portugal late on Friday to pay their respects to the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.
They’re expected to affix the grieving family and a whole lot of residents of Gondomar, a small town in northern Portugal where Jota grew up, for the funeral on the Igreja Matriz church.
Rute Cardoso, who married Jota just weeks ago, is anticipated to be accompanied by the couple’s three young children.
Jota‘s death on the age of 28 sent shock waves through the world of football and beyond, with messages of condolences pouring in from national leaders in addition to across the game.
The brothers were believed to have been driving to a ferry in Spain to travel to Britain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday.
Police said they suspected a tire had burst.
