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In a poignant Instagram station earlier this week, Diogo Jota's woman shared images of their caller wedding, capturing the precious infinitesimal with the caption: "Yes to forever."
Tragically, Liverpool and Portugal prima Jota, 28, along with his member Andre Silva, who played for Portuguese second-tier broadside Penafiel, both perished pursuing a car mishap in Spain successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday.
Just days earlier this heartbreaking incident, Rute Cardoso, Jota's semipermanent partner, had shared snapshots from their June 22 nuptials connected societal media. In an affectional tribute alongside 1 photo, she penned: "My imagination came true."
Jota had responded affectionately: "I'm the fortunate one."
The mates was blessed with 3 children. The sorrowful quality of some Jota and Andre's passing was initially conveyed by the Portuguese Football Federation.
Reports emanating from Spain bespeak that the fatal clang occurred successful Cernadilla, Zamora, erstwhile a Lamborghini carrying the 2 brothers experienced a tyre blowout during an overtaking manoeuvre, yet starring to the conveyance igniting into flames.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Guardia Civil provided details to the BBC, stating: "The accusation we person truthful acold is that the car, which was a Lamborghini, was successful a roadworthy postulation mishap and near the roadworthy owed to a tyre blowout portion overtaking.
"It was successful the aboriginal hours, 00:30 section clip (23:30 BST), successful the municipality of Cernadilla successful the state of Zamora. The car caught connected fire, and the 2 occupants were killed."
"The Portuguese Football Federation and the full Portuguese shot assemblage are devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva successful Spain this morning," a connection read.
"Diogo Jota was not lone a fantastic subordinate with astir 50 caps for the nationalist team, but besides an bonzer idiosyncratic who was respected by each his teammates and opponents. He had a contagious joyousness and was a notation constituent successful his ain community.
"On behalf of the Portuguese Football Federation and myself, I would similar to connection our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Diogo and Andre arsenic good arsenic Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the respective clubs of the players.
"We person mislaid 2 champions. Their deaths correspond irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we volition bash everything we tin to honour their bequest each day."
Tributes person poured successful from crossed shot since Jota's decease was announced connected Thursday. Liverpool said successful a connection that nine is "devastated by the tragic passing" and volition supply the forward's family, friends, team-mates and nine unit with enactment arsenic they "come to presumption with an unimaginable loss."
Porto, for whom the siblings some represented aboriginal successful their careers, added: "FC Porto is successful mourning. It is with daze and heavy sorrow that we nonstop our heartfelt condolences to the household and friends of Diogo Jota and his member André Silva, who was besides our jock successful the younker ranks. Rest successful peace."
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