Liverpool star’s unmissable, tear-jerking tribute to “precious soul” Diogo Jota

The world of soccer, sport and beyond is in mourning following the tragic deaths of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and brother André Silva, also a soccer player for Portuguese second-tier team Penafiel.

The devastating circumstances surrounding Jota’s already tragic death

Just days after his wedding to long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso, with whom he shares three children, Jota and Silva died in northern Spain when the Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames after a tire blew out.

The siblings had been on the way to the northern Spanish city of Santander, where Jota had been due to catch a ferry to England. He had been advised not to fly after having lung surgery shortly before his wedding.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and LeBron reach out

Tributes to the pair have poured in from all around the world, including from Cristiano Ronaldo, Jota’s international teammate with Portugal, former Reds manager Jürgen Klopp, Lionel Messi and even LeBron James, a part owner of Liverpool since 2011.

But few have been quite like that of Andy Robertson, who posted a wonderful tribute to a man who was clearly so much more than simply a teammate at Anfield.

The Scotland captain and the Portuguese attacker enjoyed huge success in their five years together with the Reds, but, as you might expect, it was their close off-field relationship that was the subject of Robertson’s Instagram post, which had his followers wiping away the tears.

Andy Robertson’s tribute to Diogo Jota

Diogo Jota: an elite-level soccer player, Premier League winner and Champions League star. But more importantly, a friend, brother, son, husband and father.

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