Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to his former teammate (Picture: Shutterstock)
An emotional Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to Portugal teammate Diogo Jota after the Liverpool player died at the age of 28.
Jota and his brother Andre Silva, 26, were killed in a car crash in the Spanish province of Zamora.
Liverpool Football Club say they have been left ‘devastated’ by the ‘unimaginable loss’.
Jota scored 65 goals in 182 games for Liverpool and helped Arne Slot’s side win the Premier League title last season.
Follow Metro’s live blog for full coverage of Diogo Jota’s death
Get personalised updates on Liverpool every day
Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter.
Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.
The forward was a key player for Portugal for the best part of a decade, making most of his 65 caps alongside all-time great Ronaldo.
Just last month Jota featured alongside Ronaldo in Portugal’s Nations League final win over Spain.
Ronaldo says the death of his international teammate ‘does not make sense’ and sent his condolences to Jota’s family.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DLpE8JjxKob/
‘Doesn’t make any sense,’ he posted on social media. ‘Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you were married.
Liverpool ‘devastated’ after Diogo Jota killed in car crash two weeks after wedding
Channel: Football
Football
6 minutes ago
By Tony Mogan
Viktor Gyokeres splits with girlfriend after making Arsenal transfer decision
Arsenal ‘halt all contact’ with £67m target after huge transfer decision
Cristhian Mosquera submits Arsenal transfer request after improved Valencia offer
‘To your family, to your wife and children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. R.I.P. Diogo and Andre We will all miss you.’
Jota married his long-term partner Rune Cardoso at the end of last month. He had three children with Cardosa.
Liverpool title winner Jota died at the age of 28 (Picture: Getty)
More to follow…
Arrow
MORE: Liverpool ‘devastated’ after Diogo Jota killed in car crash two weeks after wedding – LIVE
Arrow
MORE: Arsenal plan to sign Rodrygo could hinge on one player leaving this summer
Arrow
MORE: Chelsea snap up England youth star released by Championship side on free transfer
Football Newsletter
Sign up and tell us which team you support to get personalised updates about your club.
Team
Expand Options
?
Select your team for football news tailored to you
Close
Select All
Select All
Arsenal
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Chelsea
Liverpool
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester City
Manchester United
Manchester United
Spurs
Spurs
I agree to receive newsletters from Metro
I agree to receive newsletters from Metro
Sign UpSign UpThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy
============================== End ================================
Source link