Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota dead at 28, weeks after winning Premier League and getting married

Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota dead at 28, weeks after winning Premier League and getting married

Liverpool FC forward involved in fatal car crash near Zamora, Spain

Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring during the Premier League match at Carrow Road, Norwich, in August 2021. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, left, lifts the Premier League trophy at the end of the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in Liverpool, England on May 25, 2025. (Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, celebrates with his teammate Diogo Jota after he scored his side's second goal during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Luxembourg and Portugal at the Josy Barthel stadium in Luxembourg in November 2019. (AP/Francisco Seco)

Tributes are left at Anfield Stadium, home of Liverpool FC, in memory of Liverpool player Diogo Jota, on Thursday July 3, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)