Keir Starmer says death of Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota is ‘devastating’

WorldFootball
3 Jul 2025 • 7:26 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer has paid tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, who was killed in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.
  • Jota was found dead alongside his brother Andre Silva following the crash on the A-52 near Zamora at 12:40 am.
  • The footballer, a father of three, had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso just 11 days before his death.
  • Tributes have flooded in from the football world and beyond for the 28-year-old.
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