(JULY 3, 2025) – THE GLOBAL FOOTBALL COMMUNITY IS IN MOURNING AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF DIOGO JOTA, STAR FORWARD FOR LIVERPOOL AND PORTUGAL, AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, ANDRÉ FILIPE DA SILVA, A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER IN PORTUGAL’S SECOND DIVISION.
THE FATAL CRASH OCCURRED AROUND 00:30 CEST ON THE A‑52 MOTORWAY NEAR CERNADILLA IN ZAMORA. ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, THE BROTHERS WERE TRAVELLING IN A LAMBORGHINI WHEN IT REPORTEDLY SUFFERED A TYRE BLOW‑OUT WHILE OVERTAKING. THE CAR VEERED OFF THE ROAD, COLLIDED WITH A BARRIER, AND EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED SWIFTLY, BUT BOTH MEN WERE DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
