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Diogo Jota Tributes From LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo & Others After Liverpool & Portugal Soccer Player Dies In Car Accident At 28
Jota and his brother, André Silva, were killed in a car accident early Thursday morning in Spain.
The cause of the accident is not entirely clear, but local police report the driver lost control after one of the car’s rear tyres was punctured. Jota’s former Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp, and Portuguese teammate Cristiano Ronaldo led tributes from across the sports world this afternoon. NBA vet LeBron James, who has a stake in Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, wrote in a social post: “My prayers go out to his loved ones during this time!
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