Almost a month after helping the national team win the Nations League against European champions Spain—adding that triumph to the English Premier League title he won with Liverpool—forward Diogo Jota died in July in a car accident in Spain, which also claimed the life of his brother André Silva, a player for Penafiel in the Second Division.

Liverpool have paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota on what would have been his 29th birthday.

Diogo Jota was under doctor’s orders to avoid flying at the time the Liverpool star and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident. The siblings passed away in July following a tyre blowout near the town of Zamora.

In an interview with Canal 11, Martínez confirmed that the Seleção will play two friendlies in USA and Mexico in March, plus two more on home soil ahead of the tournament. “We were lucky. The first game is only on 17 June and that’s an important aspect for our preparation.

Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, who was also a footballer with Penafiel in the Portuguese second division, died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday. Jota's former Liverpool teammates Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho as well as Manchester ...

James Milner, now playing for Brighton, experienced an emotional return to Anfield during the 2025-26 season. The 39-year-old midfielder wore the number 20, a direct homage to his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota,