Crowds mourned Diogo Jota in his hometown to pay their respects to the Liverpool forward and his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash on Thursday. Portugal's president, stars from the national team and fans from across the country gathered in the small town of Gondomar,

Mr. Jota and his brother André Silva died in Spain, the authorities said. The crash came two weeks after the Portuguese player’s wedding.

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.