Diogo Jota dead aged 28 – Liverpool star killed in tragic car crash alongside brother days after dad-of-three’s wedding

 has died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car crash near Zamora, Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning, the Civil Guard told the Associated Press. He was 28 years old.

Liverpool football club, the Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) also confirmed the incident.

The news comes just weeks after Jota married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children.

Spain's Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western Spanish city.

The Spanish Civil Guard is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. They are a separate organisation to the police

 has died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car crash near Zamora, Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning, the Civil Guard told the Associated Press. He was 28 years old.

Liverpool football club, the Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) also confirmed the incident.

The news comes just weeks after Jota married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children.

Spain's Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western Spanish city.

The Spanish Civil Guard is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. They are a separate organisation to the police