Disturbing news for the football world came in as Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Felipe, 26, died on Thursday morning in a car crash in Zamora, Spain. Jota was travelling with his brother just days after his wedding with his partner, Rute Cardoso. They tied knots on June 22, just 10 days before the horrifying incident.
Jota was on his way with his brother on the A52 highway. According to local media, the car they were travelling in suffered a tire burst. The car went off-road and ended up in flames. Both the brothers died on the spot.
Posted Wedding Video Hours Before The Crash
A few hours before the accident, Diogo posted his video and images on Instagram. Fans and football circles are disheartened by the news and flooding the Internet with happy faces of Diogo and his partner Rute from their wedding day. Diogo captioned his wedding video as, "A day we will never forget."
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Wedding Images From Diogo's Wedding Day
Diogo captioned his wedding images, "22 de Junho de 2025 Sim, para sempre (June 22, 2025 Yes, forever)."
First Visuals Of The Car Crash
The first visuals of Liverpool and Portugal footballer Diogo Jota's car crash have surfaced online. The visuals shared by Spanish news media Diario de Castilla y León show how the car went off the road on which Jota and his brother were travelling through the province of Zamora.

The video follows the car's trajectory until it left the road and crashed and caught fire.