{"id":19132,"date":"2025-07-03T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19132"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:34:42","slug":"liverpool-star-diogo-jota-28-dies-in-car-crash-just-2-weeks-after-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19132","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, dies in car crash just 2 weeks after wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-664x350.jpg?resize=664%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-664x350.jpg?resize=664%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093423\/star13.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"664\" data-eio-rheight=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The soccer world is reeling after the sudden death of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his younger brother in a tragic car accident in Spain.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"usycm69f5ced2c7484\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.usycm69f5ced2c7484 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.usycm69f5ced2c7484 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.usycm69f5ced2c7484 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.usycm69f5ced2c7484 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.usycm69f5ced2c7484 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Jota, 28, a standout forward for Liverpool and a key player for Portugal\u2019s national team, was killed along with his brother Andr\u00e9 Silva, 26, near Zamora in northwestern Spain. Silva played for Penafiel, a club in Portugal\u2019s second division.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9841999341823196\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093317\/GettyImages-1398685229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093317\/GettyImages-1398685229-768x602.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093317\/GettyImages-1398685229.jpg?resize=1024%2C803&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093317\/GettyImages-1398685229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/03093317\/GettyImages-1398685229-768x602.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"803\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diogo Jota of Liverpool posing for a photograph with his family at the end of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on May 22, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Andrew Powell\/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Portuguese Football Federation released a heartfelt statement saying,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Portuguese Football Federation and all Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andr\u00e9 Silva this morning in Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9841999341823196\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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