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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Fans Pay Tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield and in Hometown After Tragic Death
Caption: Fans Pay Tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield and in Hometown After Tragic Death. Fans in Liverpool and Porto have laid flowers, candles, and football shirts in tribute to Diogo Jota following his tragic death. Tributes have been placed outside Anfield, where Jota played for five years, as fans mourn the loss of the Liverpool forward. In Jota’s hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, makeshift memorials have been set up, with flowers and scarves left for both Jota and his brother, André Silva. Football fans and players across Europe have paid tribute, with Portugal’s women’s team and Spain holding a moment of silence at the Women’s Euros. Supporters in Switzerland held banners and pictures of Jota during emotional scenes before the opening match of Euro 2025. The funeral for Diogo Jota and his brother André will take place on Saturday morning at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, according to the parish priest. Diogo Jota, 28, and his 26-year-old brother André died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, after their vehicle left the road and caught fire. Jota, who had married fiancée Rute Cardoso just 10 days before the crash, leaves behind three children: Denis, Duarte, and a newborn daughter. The football community continues to honor Jota’s legacy, with emotional tributes pouring in from across the world. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Sports,Diogo Jota,tributes,Anfield,Liverpool,fans,funeral,car crash,Porto,football fans,Gondomar,André Silva,Euro 2025
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