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Liverpool prima Andy Robertson has paid tribute to Diogo Jota with a profoundly idiosyncratic enactment near extracurricular Anfield pursuing his tragic decease past week.
Jota and his younger sibling Andre Silva died successful a car crash successful Zamora, northwestern Spain successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday greeting portion traveling to Santander.
Police confirmed that the car suffered a tyre blowout portion overtaking and instantly caught fire, with exigency services pronouncing the 2 brothers dormant astatine the scene.
The 28-year-old was coming disconnected the backmost of the astir palmy play of his career, aft winning some the Premier League and Nations League for nine and country.
Jota had besides precocious joined his puerility sweetheart Rute Cardoso, who is the parent of his 3 children.
Following the devastating news, tributes person been paid to Jota from each country of the footballing world, with flowers being laid extracurricular Anfield.
On Tuesday, Robertson paid his respects astatine Anfield alongside Arne Slot, aft attending his teammate's ceremonial connected Saturday.
Robertson's heartbreaking enactment to Jota
The Scottish planetary was seen leaving a heartbreaking note, which read: “MacJota, our hearts are breached but feeling precise grateful for the memories you gave america all! I volition miss you. Love you brother. Robbo x"
Andy Robertson's enactment to Diogo Jota (Credit: Getty)
Robertson had antecedently explained the nickname of 'MacJota' successful his archetypal heartfelt tribute to the Liverpool striker on Instagram.
Robertson wrote: "The ones I’m reasoning astir about close present are the family. Their nonaccomplishment is excessively overmuch to bear.
"I’m truthful atrocious that they person mislaid 2 specified precious souls – Diogo and Andre.
"For the squad and the club, we’ll effort to header with this together… nevertheless agelong that takes. For me, I privation to speech astir my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and volition miss similar crazy.
"I could speech astir him arsenic a subordinate for hours, but nary of that feels similar it matters close now. It’s the man. The person. He was specified a bully guy. The best. So genuine. Just mean and real.
"Full of emotion for the radical helium cared about. Full of fun. He was the astir British overseas subordinate I’ve ever met.
"We utilized to gag helium was truly Irish… I’d effort to assertion him arsenic Scottish, obviously. I adjacent called him Diogo MacJota.
"We’d ticker the darts together, bask the equine racing. Going to Cheltenham this play was a item - 1 of the champion we had.
"The past clip I saw him was the happiest time of his beingness – his wedding day. I privation to retrieve his never-ceasing grin from that magical day.
"How overmuch helium was bursting with emotion for his woman and family. I can’t judge we’re saying goodbye. It’s excessively soon, and it hurts truthful much.
"But convey you for being successful my life, mate – and for making it better. Love you, Diogo."
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