Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain. He was 28 and had three children with his wife, who he married last month . • The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. local time near the municipality of Cernadilla in Zamora in northwestern Spain.

Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj gave a fitting tribute to the recently passed Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota after picking up a wicket against England.

Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother gathered on Friday at a church where their bodies have been brought for a wake and funeral, after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash in Spain.

Liverpool and Portugal soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a July 3 car accident in Spain. Read tributes to the 28-year-old player.

Bernardo Silva, a Portugal teammate of Diogo Jota and Manchester City star, called Jota’s tragic death “a very sad moment for all of us” and said “he’ll remain in our hearts forever” in an interview before an emotional funeral in Portugal on Saturday, according to ESPN.

Diogo Jota was tragically killed just days after marrying his wife Rute Cardoso in a lavish wedding ceremony. The couple had been together since Jota was playing youth football in his native Portugal. Over the following years, his career began to skyrocket and his devoted partner was beside him every step of the way.

Luis Diaz and Alisson Becker travelled to Portugal this week to attend the seventh-day mass for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who tragically died in a car accident. After missing the funeral,

Spanish police believe Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota was driving above the speed limit at the time of his July 3 crash, which killed both him and his brother André Silva.