Prince William says he is ‘deeply sad’ by the tragic death of Diogo Jota, while FA Patron pays tribute to Liverpool Star in Emotional Post

The Prince of Wales has said that he is ‘deeply sad’ to hear from the death of Liverpool -footballer Diogo Jota.

Prince William43, sent his good wishes to the friends and family of Diogo, who died with his younger brother Andre when their Lamborghini crashed while they drove through Northern Spain.

Take to XThe Royal FA Patron wrote: “As part of the football family, I am deeply sad to hear from the death of Diogo Jota and his brother.”

He continued: ‘Our thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone who knew him @LFC @Wolves. W ‘

The Liverpool star and his brother crashed while they drove through North Spain to catch an overnight spring to the UK, it came to the fore today.

The band of the Supercar, reportedly a £ 150,000 Urus SUV, would have been blown out while catching up the A -52 in Cernadilla near Zamora – only ten miles across the border from Portugal.

The brothers and sisters went to Santander to catch a ferry to Groot -Britain after Diogo was advised not to fly after pulmonary operation, it was reported in his home country today.

Liverpool will start training for the season on Monday, so Jota went back to the United Kingdom on a road trip with his brother, less than two weeks after he married his hometown Porto in his hometown Porto on 22 June.

The Prince of Wales has shared an emotional tribute with Diogo Jota (photo), who today died tragically in a car accident

Doctors reportedly advised the Liverpool star not to catch an airplane after a recent operation, so he received a boat instead. A Brittany Ferries service from Santander to Plymouth leaves today at 4 p.m. and arrives in Devon on Friday at 11.15 am.

CNN Portugal’s sports editor Rui Loura said live in the air today: ‘The operation he had was pulmonary operation and he was advised to fly afterwards.

‘He was on his way to the North -Spanish port city of Santander to cross the ferry and to reach the UK in this way and continue by car as soon as he reached Great Britain. He was on his way to Liverpool with his brother. ‘

Another Portuguese journalist, Victor Pinto, told the CMTV channel of the country: “Diogo sometimes chose to travel on the road because he had some lung discomfort, nothing serious and as we know, there is a ferry connecting the south of England with Spain.”

Jota died at the age of 28 after his Lamborghini had a career on a road in North Spain, who destroyed his family and the world of football. His brother Andre, his only brother or sister, was 26.

The Supercar came from the road, then rolled and bursting in flames around 12.35, and also ignited the surrounding vegetation. The emergency services were called, but the brothers could not be saved. The police say they do not yet know who was driving.

Liverpool FC said in a statement that the club was ‘destroyed’ by the tragedy and that the family of Diogo, friends and fans had suffered an ‘unimaginable loss’. Flowers and tribute are placed outside of Anfield today, with many fans in tears.

Jota was just married to Rute Cardoso, the 28-year-old mother of his three children and partner since the age of 16. He had described himself as the happiest man in the world to be her husband, in which he was shared moving images of their wedding day in his last Instagram post on Wednesday afternoon.

Prince William (seen during the English FA Cup Final Football Match between Chelsea and Liverpool in May 2022) said he was ‘deeply sad’

The royal father of three said his thoughts are with the friends and family of the football player in the X Post

The couple married on June 22 in Porto, the home town of the football player. Yesterday, Rute shared more wedding daily photos in a social media and said, “My dream come true.” Jota replied in the comments: “I am the lucky one.”

The Lamborghini crash took place on the A-52 in the province of Zamora. The Spanish double roadway is an important route taken by drivers after leaving North Portugal while going to the ports of Santander and Bilbao or driving northeast to France.

Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed the crash and two fatalities on Thursday morning around 12.35. The death of Diogo and Andre were then confirmed at about 8 hours by the Portuguese football federation.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Jota’s friend and teammate and the biggest player in Portugal, said today: ‘It makes no sense. Just now we were together for the national team, you were just married. To your family, to your wife and children, I send my participation and I wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. TEAR. Diogo and Andre. We will all miss you ‘.

Diogo was born Diogo Silva, but changed his last name to Jota to stand out because it is a common last name. His brother Andre kept the family name.

The boys were the only children of parents Joaquim and Isabel Silva.

Jota was part of Liverpool’s Premier League-winning side in the 2024/25 campaign and scored six goals in 26 performances. He also played for the national team of Portugal and helped to win the Nations League last month in an extraordinary victory over Rivals Spain over penalties.

His younger brother played for Penafiel, in the second level of Portuguese football.

The Spanish civilian guard said he was found dead next to his brother Andre Silva, after their car had gone from a road near the city of Zamora.

‘The 1-1-2 Castilla y León Operations Room received various calls in which a vehicle accident was reported at KM. 65 of the A-52, in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora. It was reported that a car was involved in an accident and the vehicle was on fire, “read a statement.

‘1-1-2 informed the Zamora Traffic Police, the Zamora Provincial Council Fire Brigade and the Sacyl Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of this accident.

“From there, a medical emergency unit (UME) and the medical staff of first -line care (MAP) of the Mombuey Health Center were sent, which confirmed the death of two people on the spot.”