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22nd Jul 2025

Diogo Jota’s widow shares first post since footballer’s tragic death

Ryan Jarrett

The 28-year-old passed away in a car crash three weeks ago 

The wife of former Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota has posted on social media for the first time since her husband passed away in a car crash three weeks ago. 

The crash occurred just 11-days after Jota had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso. 

Rute Cardoso took to Instagram this afternoon to post the words: “1 month since our ‘until death do us part” (Translated from Portuguese).

She also shared an image from the pair’s wedding. 

Jota played for Liverpool between 2020 and 2025 and was part of their Premier League winning squad last season.

He had been travelling through the Zamora region of Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva when the crash occurred.