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Family, friends & Liverpool teammates gather for Diogo Jota & brother Andre’s funeral in Portugal after tragic car crash

FAMILY, friends and Liverpool teammates have gathered for Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva’s funeral in Portugal after Thursday’s tragic car crash.

It comes after family and friends gathered for the brothers’ wake on Friday, with a queue forming outside the Portuguese chapel.

Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson arriveCredit: Darren Fletcher – The Sun

Liverpool’s Joe Gomez and Arne Slot arrive at the funeral with Alexis Mac AllisterCredit: PA

Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday

Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez arrives at the funeralCredit: PA

John Bishop and wife Melanie attend funeralCredit: Darren Fletcher / The Sun

Media gather at the funeral of Diogo Jota being held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of GondomarCredit: PA

A joint-funeral for Jota, 28, and his brother André Silva, 25, is to begin at 10am at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church after the devastating crash on Thursday.

Former Portugal coach Fernando Santos, FC Porto’s Fabio Cardoso, Manchester City and Portugal player Ruben Dias and Liverpool fan and comedian John Bishop are among those who have arrived at today’s ceremony.

The brothers’ parents attended the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Friday, with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Jota’s agent also among attendees.

Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot – Jota’s international teammate – was seen attending the Capela da Ressureicao in Gondomar on Friday.

Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva and fellow Portuguese star also came to pay his respects with his wife.

Virgil Van Dijk, Andy Robertson and manager Arne Slot arrived alongside ex-Liverpool stars Jordan Henderson and James Milner in the early hours of Saturday.

Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo were also among the group ready to say goodbye to the beloved star.

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Football is mourning after the death of Diogo Jota

Jota died in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva on Thursday

A minute of silence was held for them at the Club World Cup

Liverpool has postponed pre-season as they grieve for Jota

Jota had only just married his 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood sweetheart Rute days before his death

The road where Jota and Andre were 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed was plagued with hazards

Rock band Oasis paid tribute at their reunion show in Cardiff

Jota, along with brother André, died when his hired acid green £210,000 Lamborghini supercar suffered a suspected tyre blowout and crashed in a fireball on the A52 highway in Zamora province, northern Spain.

The brothers were en route to the Spanish port city of Santander to catch a ferry to the UK after the Portugal star was urged not to travel by plane following lung surgery.

Their mother Isabel and their grandfather were also spotted at the chapel on Friday morning.

The chapel opened its doors to the public at 4pm and a 200 metre queue of locals paying their respects to the brothers quickly built up.

A line of sombre locals queued patiently in bright sunshine and were expected to be joined by players and famous pals of the pair during the even

Tributes have been flooding in since the horrific news, including from Jota’s Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and current Reds boss Arne Slot.

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Liverpool’s Joe Gomez and Arne Slot arrive

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Darwin Nunez, football player for Liverpool and Uruguay, and his partner Lorena Manas, arrive

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Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool FC, arrives with players and coaching staff

Porto FC President Andre Villas-Boas arrives

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Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk and Liverpool’s player Andrew Robertson arrive

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Former Liverpool player Fabinho arrives at the funeral

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Abel Xavier (C), Ricardo Carvalho (L) and Neca (R) arrive for the funeral

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The funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva is to begin at 10am

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Portuguese Wolverhampton Wanderers’ football player Nelson Semedo arrives

Manchester City and Portugal player Ruben Dias arrives at funeral

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Portuguese football manager Fernando Santos arrives on the day of the funeral ceremony

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Portuguese star Pedro Neto leads Chelsea tribute at Club World Cup

Pedro Neto held a Chelsea shirt with the names of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva before the London side’s FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinal match against Palmeiras last night.

Jota’s Portugal teammate Neto held the shirt with Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez as a moment of silence was held in tribute to the brothers.

Chelsea’s Pedro Neto carries a shirt in tribute to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before the matchPedro Neto #7 and Enzo Fernandez #8 of Chelsea FC hold a jersey with the names Diogo and André

Oasis’ touching tribute to Diogo Jota

Oasis made a touching tribute to tragic footballer Diogo Jota which left emotional fans teary-eyed.

Rocker brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher took to the stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday night for the first time in 16 years.

In a heartwarming twist during their show, the brothers played their 1994 iconic hit Live Forever in honour of footballer Jota.

A large picture of the Liverpool star was shown on a big screen to the 75,000 people in attendance as the band played the hit song.

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