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Thousands gather to bid farewell to Liverpool's Diogo Jota

Euronews · 13 days ago
Euronews
Euronews
13 days ago

The funeral proceedings of the late football players Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva took place in the church of Gondomar in their hometown in the east of Porto. Family members, teammates and coaches joined thousands of mourners to pay their final respects.

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  • Family, teammates, and coaches gathered in Gondomar to honor Diogo Jota and his brother.
  • Jota and his brother died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, due to a tire blowout. 9s
  • Liverpool teammates and several Portuguese national team players attended the funeral. 30s
  • Coach Roberto Martinez was present, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend. 47s
  • Ronaldo shared an emotional tribute online and reportedly skipped the funeral to avoid distraction. 55s
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