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Topics: Diogo Jota, Andy Robertson, Premier League, Anfield
Tom Jenkins
Liverpool star Andy Robertson has paid tribute to Diogo Jota with a deeply personal note left outside Anfield following his tragic death last week.
Jota and his younger sibling Andre Silva died in a car crash in Zamora, northwestern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning while traveling to Santander.
Police confirmed that the car suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking and immediately caught fire, with emergency services pronouncing the two brothers dead at the scene.
The 28-year-old was coming off the back of the most successful season of his career, after winning both the Premier League and Nations League for club and country.
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Jota had also recently married his childhood sweetheart Rute Cardoso, who is the mother of his three children.
Following the devastating news, tributes have been paid to Jota from every corner of the footballing world, with flowers being laid outside Anfield.
On Tuesday, Robertson paid his respects at Anfield alongside Arne Slot, after attending his teammate's funeral on Saturday.
The Scottish international was seen leaving a heartbreaking note, which read: “MacJota, our hearts are broken but feeling very grateful for the memories you gave us all! I will miss you. Love you brother. Robbo x"
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Robertson had previously explained the nickname of 'MacJota' in his initial heartfelt tribute to the Liverpool striker on Instagram.
Robertson wrote: "The ones I’m thinking about most right now are the family. Their loss is too much to bear.
"I’m so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre.
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"For the team and the club, we’ll try to cope with this together… however long that takes. For me, I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy.
"I could talk about him as a player for hours, but none of that feels like it matters right now. It’s the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So genuine. Just normal and real.
"Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun. He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever met.
"We used to joke he was really Irish… I’d try to claim him as Scottish, obviously. I even called him Diogo MacJota.
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"We’d watch the darts together, enjoy the horse racing. Going to Cheltenham this season was a highlight - one of the best we had.
"The last time I saw him was the happiest day of his life – his wedding day. I want to remember his never-ceasing smile from that magical day.
"How much he was bursting with love for his wife and family. I can’t believe we’re saying goodbye. It’s too soon, and it hurts so much.
"But thank you for being in my life, mate – and for making it better. Love you, Diogo."