Funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother

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The Requiem Mass for Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother, André Silva, 25, was held on Saturday at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church in Portugal, on Saturday.

The brothers died in a car accident on Thursday, after a tyre of the car they were travelling in blew out.

Just eleven days before, Diogo had married his childhood sweetheart, Rute Cardoso, in a Catholic ceremony at the Church dedicated Our Lady of Lapa (Igreja da Lapa) in his home city of Porto. The couple had three young children.

Wearling a white t-shirt, Rute touched her husband's coffin as she led mourners outside the church.

The funeral was attended by Jota's Liverpool team mates, who carried floral tributes in the shape of team shirts, decorated with player numbers '20' and '30' for Jota and Silva respectively.

Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, wrote: "This is a moment where I struggle. There must be a bigger purpose, but I can't see it. We will miss you so much. All my prayers, thoughts and strength to Rute, the kids, the family, the friends and everyone who loved them."

Parish priest Father Jose Manuel Macedo said: "We share the pain at this time, as well as the hope of the believers."

Archbishop John Sherrington said he was "truly shocked and saddened to hear the heartbreaking news about Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, children, family, friends and the whole community."