Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota killed in car crash in Spain, police say

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Diogo Jota, the celebrated Portuguese soccer star who recently won the English Premier League with Liverpool Football Club, has been killed in a car crash, authorities said Thursday.

The club issued a statement saying it was "devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota."

The Guardia Civil confirmed in a statement that the 28-year-old star and his brother, André Silva, 29, also a professional soccer player, died after a car crash in the Zamora region at 12:30 a.m.

According to Jota's social media accounts, he got married to his long-term girlfriend, Rute Cardoso, just 10 days ago. The couple had three children together. #TODAYShow