The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28.

Hundreds gathered in the Portuguese town of Gondomar to pay respects to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, both professional soccer players.

The story of an emotional night at Euro 2025 was in one part the sense of mourning, but there was also the persistent cheers of the Portugal fans and the manner in which they bounced and sang, as if d