Funeral service for Diogo Jota and brother on Saturday

According to media reports, Portuguese international football player Diogo Jota from Liverpool FC, who died in a car accident, and his brother André Silva will be buried on Saturday.

July 04, 2025

From: dpa

The funeral service is scheduled for 10.00:11.00 a.m. local time (XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. CEST) in the parish church of her hometown of Gondomar near Porto, reported the Portuguese state news agency Lusa and the state TV broadcaster RTP as well as other national media.

The wake for the brothers could begin there as early as Friday afternoon. Diogo was 28 years old, while his brother, who was also a footballer and played for Portuguese second division club Penafiel, was 25.

Diogo Jota and his brother were also remembered at the Women's European Championship. © ANSA / PETER KLAUNZER

Jota, whose full name is Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, and his brother drove off the road in the northern Spanish province of Zamora on Thursday night, presumably due to a blown tire. The car crashed through a guardrail and caught fire. The two brothers had no chance.

The football world reacted with shock to the news of his death. Jota had just married his longtime girlfriend Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children.

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