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Robert Plant Pays Tribute to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota Following Death at 28

Robert Plant paid tribute to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, who died at 28 in a car crash, calling him a “bright, shining light.”

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has paid tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, who tragically died in a car accident in northern Spain on July 3. The accident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning as Jota was traveling from Portugal to Santander, where he planned to take a ferry back to England for pre-season training. Jota’s time at Wolves was a pivotal chapter in his career; after arriving on loan in 2017, he helped secure the club’s promotion to the Premier League and stayed on to establish himself as a standout forward.

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