Liverpool striker Jota dies, former teammate and Portuguese Football Association chairman post a message to commemorate

on the 3rd, Liverpool striker Ruota died in a traffic accident at the age of 28. According to witnesses from the 112 emergency telephone number, Jota and his 26-year-old brother Andre (also a professional player) in the same car caught fire after the vehicle was out of control, and the fire spread to surrounding vegetation.

In 2020, Jota transferred from Wolves to Liverpool with a net worth of 44.7 million euros (about RMB 377 million). Since then, at Liverpool, Jota has played 182 games, contributing 65 goals and 26 assists, helping Liverpool win one Premier League, one FA Cup and two League Cup championships.

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On the 3rd, Wolves and Portugal's former teammate Ruben Neves posted a message to mourn Jota: "Some people say that we will lose him only when we forget someone. I will never forget you!"

Portugal Football Association President Pedro Pronca also issued a statement saying: "Jota and Andre died in Spain this morning, and the Portuguese Football Association and the entire Portuguese football community are deeply saddened. The Portuguese Football Association has requested UEFA to observe a minute of silence before the match between our national team and the Spanish team at the European Women's Football Championship this Thursday."