LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Diogo Jota of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Jota died after marrying his childhood sweetheart less than two weeks ago

Liverpool's Portuguese soccer star Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash in Spain with his brother, the Portuguese Football Federation said. His death comes under two weeks after he married the mother of his three children, Rute.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Diogo Jota of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Jota died after marrying his childhood sweetheart less than two weeks ago
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