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Published Jul 08, 2025 • 2 minute read
Liverpool FC‘s Diogo Jota died in a car crash last week.
Liverpool FC‘s Diogo Jota died in a car crash last week. Photo by Oli SCARFF /AFP/File
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MADRID — Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota was likely speeding when his car veered off a motorway in Spain last week killing him and his brother, Spanish police said on Tuesday.
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The shock deaths of Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, on July 3 plunged the football world into mourning, less than two weeks after the striker had got married.
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An ongoing investigation is examining “the marks left by one of the vehicle’s wheels… everything points to a possible excessive speed beyond the road’s speed limit”, the Civil Guard said.
Speed limits on Spanish motorways are generally set at 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles per hour).
The site of the accident on the A-52 route in the northwestern province of Zamora was on a stretch of fairly straight road approaching a bend.
The Civil Guard had previously said a tyre had probably blown out while the vehicle was overtaking, causing it to crash and burst into flames.
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Debris and burn marks are seen along the A-52 motorway at the crash site where Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva diedCesar Manso/AFP
“All the tests conducted so far indicate that the driver of the vehicle was Diogo Jota,” the force added on Tuesday.
Just hours before the accident, Jota had posted a video of his June 22 wedding to partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children.
Portuguese and UK media reported Jota was driving to the northern Spanish port of Santander to take a ferry to England for the start of Liverpool’s pre-season training, avoiding a flight on medical advice after a recent lung operation.
Political leaders as well as star players from Portugal and Liverpool joined family and friends at the funeral on Saturday in the Porto suburb of Gondomar.
A site of remembrance has been set up at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium where fans and former players have laid a sea of flowers, shirts, scarves and pictures.
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Following spells at Atletico Madrid, Porto and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jota became a fan favourite at Liverpool after joining the Premier League giants in 2020.
He netted 65 times for the Reds in five seasons, lifting the League Cup and FA Cup in 2021/22 and helping them win a record-equalling 20th English league title last season.
Political leaders as well as star players from Portugal and Liverpool joined family and friends at the funeralMIGUEL RIOPA/AFP
The striker also earned 49 caps for Portugal and was part of the team that won this year’s UEFA Nations League.
Younger brother Andre played in midfield for FC Penafiel in Portugal’s second tier.
Liverpool returned to training on Tuesday for the first time since Jota’s death, having postponed the start of their pre-season preparations last week.
Ticket sales for a friendly against Preston North End have been suspended pending a final decision on whether the match will go ahead.
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