Madrid, Jul 3 (AP) Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the northwestern city of Zamora. Authorities said the car 鈥 a Lamborghini, according to police 鈥 was in flames. Also Read | Who is Diogo Jota鈥檚 Wife Rute Cardoso? Know All About Late Portugal and Liverpool Footballer鈥檚 Better Half. Firefighters were called in as the fire spread into the nearby vegetation, authorities said. Police were investigating the causes of the accident that happened past midnight local time. They said there were no other vehicles involved. The bodies were undergoing forensic analysis. Also Read | UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Live Streaming, Spain vs Portugal: How To Watch Free Live Telecast of ESP-W vs POR-W on TV and Online Stream Details of Football Match in India. It wasn’t clear who was driving the car. Police were looking into the hypothesis that the accident happened because of a blown tire. The accident occurred along an isolated stretch of highway about an hour west of Zamora. The 28-year-old Jota and his brother, 25-year-old Andr茅 Silva, both Portuguese players, were in the car. Jota’s death comes weeks after he married Rute Cardoso and in a social media post wrote, 鈥淵es to forever.鈥 They had three children, the youngest born last year. Jota also played for Portugal’s national team and helped it win the Nations League last month. Silva played with Portuguese club Penafiel in the lower divisions. Liverpool said the club was 鈥渄evastated by the tragic passing.鈥 鈥淟iverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss. We will continue to provide them with our full support.鈥 Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 and won three major trophies with the Merseyside club 鈥 including the Premier League title last season. The Portuguese soccer federation released a statement lamenting the deaths. Federation president Pedro Proen莽a said Portuguese soccer was 鈥渃ompletely devastated.鈥 鈥淢ore than a fantastic player, with almost 50 appearances for the national team, Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, respected by all his colleagues and opponents. He had a contagious joy and was a reference in his community,鈥 Proen莽a said in the statement. The Portuguese federation said it has requested a minute of silence before Thursday’s match between Portugal and Spain at the Women’s European Championship being played in Switzerland. 鈥淲e lost two champions,鈥 Proen莽a said. “Their deaths represent an irreparable loss for Portuguese soccer and we will all do our best to honor their legacy daily.鈥 Portugal’s Prime Minister Lu铆s Montenegro commented on the 鈥渦nexpected and tragic鈥 deaths. He said Jota was 鈥渁n athlete who greatly honored Portugal’s name.鈥 鈥淚 extend my deepest condolences to their family,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t is a sad day for soccer and for national and international sports.鈥 Reaction also started pouring in from across the soccer world. Former club Porto and former teammates lamented the deaths and sent condolences, as did other clubs, federations and leagues. The Premier League said it was 鈥渟hocked and devastated.鈥 鈥淥ur sincerest condolences go to Diogo’s family, friends, Liverpool FC, and all their supporters at this heartbreaking time,鈥 it said. 鈥淔ootball has lost a champion who will be forever missed. We will continue to support our friends and colleagues at the club.鈥 UEFA said its thoughts were with relatives, friends and teammates affected 鈥渂y this heartbreaking loss.鈥 It said a moment of silence will be observed at Euro 2025 matches on Thursday and Friday. (AP) AM (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)