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Diogo Jota, 1996-2025

3 July 2025 53 comments
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It’s been confirmed this morning that Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has passed away at the age of just 28.

The Portuguese international died alongside his brother, fellow professional footballer Andre Silva, in a car crash early on Thursday morning in Spain.

Jota’s passing comes less than two weeks after he married his long-term partner, with whom he shares three young children.

The Portuguese Football Federation and Liverpool are among those who have confirmed the news, following widespread media reports earlier in the day.

Our thoughts are with Jota and Silva’s loved ones, as well as all at Liverpool, the Portuguese national team and beyond, after this horrendous news.

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  1. Ovidiu Lucian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Devastating news, absolutly speachless...

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  2. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Heartbreaking! Have been out of the loop, not the news I expected to see. Bless his family, how tragic

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  3. jayzico
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    My God. So tragic. RIP legend

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  4. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Sad news.
    It’s only a short journey for all of us, be grateful and try to enjoy every day.

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    1. jayzico
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      Indeed. At AA we say 24 hours at a time. Just get through a day at a time. Man, I'm saying this with a tear in my eye.

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  5. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Wow. Life is short

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  6. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    RIP

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  7. Barbarians
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    devastating news. RIP.
    condolences to the family.

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  8. Kvnforthewin
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Damn.

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  9. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Just gone half five in the morning here in Toronto, and waking up to this terrible news. A great footballer gone way too soon. And his younger brother alongside him. RIP Diogo and André. So very sad for their family.

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  10. Ruinenlust
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    “The Guardia Civil has told BBC Sport that Jota and his brother died at about 00:30 local time on Thursday.

    They said that their car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.”

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  11. Captain Mal
    • 1 Year
    5 months, 12 days ago

    I'm at a loss for words.
    Rest in peace...

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  12. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Still stunned tbh, not even sure what fluid words can be typed.

    RIP to Diogo and Andre, this is incredibly tragic news.

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  13. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Tragic RIP

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  14. Fire Chief Moe
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    I first heard about Diogo Jota on this very website, in the pre season when he had helped Wolves get promotion to the premier league, people on here were saying he was a good player to keep an eye on for our FPL teams in the season ahead, he ended up becoming one of it not my favourite players for my club Liverpool, he brought me so much joy, YNWA Diogo.

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    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      Just saw this after making a very similar post having the same thoughts today.

      It was my rivals he joined, but he was on of those players you just respected as a great player and if you liked FIFA, you just loved him anyway for the fun guy he was.

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  15. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Shocking news, RIP Jota

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  16. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    RIP Jota and his brother André Silva.

    Must be heart breaking for their parents to lose two children in one accident.

    Very sad news.

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  17. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    As if it wasnt bad enough that we have content creators killing the game. Now FPL are introducing this AI tool.

    Imagine if everyone just used this to make their decisions for them from GW1. Every single team would always be on the same points.

    We already have content creators removing the necessity for people to think for themselves and now this as well! FPL has gradually turned into a totally pointless non enjoyable game.

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    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      Have only had this mentioned to me earlier this morning and know nothing about it tbh, but is it not essentially the same as basing your team on algorithms as a lot of people already seem to?

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      I don’t think it’s available until later in the season. Besides, it’s not compulsory to use it - just play your own game.

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    3. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      FPL is going to become even more of an EO game.

      Really hope they introduce a bonus to picking low owned players to combat this

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    4. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 10 days ago

      More sheep = more chance free thinkers win.

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  18. The Plutocrat
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Life is so, so fragile. R.I.P Diogo Jota. Forever to be a Red.

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  19. Better off with a pin and a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    So sorry to hear this news. RIP Diogo Jota.

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  20. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    So tragic.

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  21. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    RIP Diogo

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      ..and Andre

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  22. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    This one hurts. Shows how fragile life is. I love you Diogo Jotaaaaaaaa. Truly an incredible footballer & a deserved champion. One of my favorite FPL picks due to his explosiveness.

    Keep flying high Diogo.

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  23. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    YNWA

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  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    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.

    Sadness

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      That’s probably the greatest tragedy in all this. Three young kids and a wife now left without a father and a husband.

      In a flash their lives have been completely devastated.

      Condolences to them all.

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    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      His last instagram post was the greatest day of his life, look how happy he was?

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      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 12 days ago

        Ah man, killed me to see that earlier. Literally living through the best part of his life.

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  25. Kemlyn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Beyond Sad. RIP YNWA

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  26. cam
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Eternal light shine upon him and his brother may they rest in peace.
    Devastated at the news, condolences to his wife, children and his parent
    YNWA

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  27. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Still can’t believe this is real. Absolutely devastated. They both had so much life to live and Jota leaving behind a wife and 3 kids is just beyond sad. RIP

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  28. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Bought me to absolute tears this morning, being a brother and a dad myself…

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 12 days ago

      Stay strong mate YNWA

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  29. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    So sad to hear Jota passed away. It was on here I first heard of him after he tore the Championship up with Wolves and we were all looking at him as a differential midfielder in the 2018/19 season. What a player he was! Such a shame and an awful loss for his family.

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  30. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 12 days ago

    Trying to process waking up to this, opening ESPN FC as I typically do to look for transfer news and being greeted with an almost-casual "Liverpool's Jota dies in car crash" headline. I guess I don't really know what would have made an "appropriate" headline in my mind, but it just read wrong to me (though, tbf, kinda hard to write one of these for a 28 year-old at the high spot of both his life and career that'd read "right"). The fantasy community brings many of these guys much closer to us personally than they otherwise would have been - and DJ has been in my team countless times. Best small-statured header of the ball I've ever seen play and by all accounts a great person, as well. RIP.

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