The latest moving tributes that have poured in for Diogo Jota have come from teammates Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz, with the former affectionately dubbing his former friend 'MacJota'
21:54, 03 Jul 2025Updated 21:54, 03 Jul 2025
Tributes have poured in from Diogo Jota's teammates
Tributes have poured in from Diogo Jota's teammates(Image: Getty Images)
Diogo Jota's Liverpool teammates have issued heart-warming tributes after the 28-year-old Portuguese star was killed in a horror crash.
Tributes have been pouring in all day for Jota, 28, who died in a car accident in Spain when his Lamborghini's tyre blew out. Left-back Andy Robertson posted on Instagram: "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. I could talk about him as a player for hours, but none of that feels like it matters right now."
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Andy Robertson said he dubbed Jota 'MacJota' (file)(Image: Sky Sports)
Robertson added: "It’s the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So genuine. Just normal and real. Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun. 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."
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Luis Diaz posted a special tribute too, saying he would never forget his former teammate. "I have no words... It hurts my soul. Not only for what he was on the field, but for the person he was off it.
"There are gestures you never forget, and Diogo made one for me that will stay with me for the rest of my life. My hug goes out to Rute, his three children, and his family. Rest in peace, Diogo and Andre."
The Portugal international died in a car accident on Thursday
The Portugal international died in a car accident on Thursday(Image: Getty Images)
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The Portugal international died in a car accident on Thursday alongside his brother Andre Silva, 26. The pair died at around 00:30 local time in the Spanish province of Zamora.
Police have said the car they were in – a Lamborghini – left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle. Their car then caught fire, with a picture now showing the harrowing condition it was left in.
Firefighters were called to put out the blaze, which is said to have spread to the surrounding vegetated area. However, they were sadly not able to save the two footballers’ lives.