Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident earlier this year

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.

Jota , who would have turned 29 today (Thursday 4th December), had experienced a joyful few months before his tragic death. He was part of Liverpool’s Premier League-winning squad and had celebrated Portugal’s Nations League triumph. Away from football, he married Rute Cardoso, just 11 days before his tragic car accident.

Jota was travelling alongside his younger brother Silva, 25, who was also a professional footballer for Liga Portugal 2 side Penafiel, during his final

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