Diogo Jota killed along with his brother – just 10 days after the Liverpool and Portugal forward got married. He had three children.
The 28-year-old Portuguese forward died in the accident in the early hours of Thursday morning near Zamora, in northwestern Spain.
His brother, Andre, was also killed in the crash on the Rias Bajas Highway (A-52) near Palacios de Sanabria, heading towards Benavente.
Police said the accident happened at 12.30am when the Lamborghini the pair were travelling veered off the road.
It comes just 10 days after the player married his long-term girlfriend, Rute Cardoso.
He had three children.
Diogo Jota played as a striker for Liverpool.
He began his career in his native Portugal and played at Atletico Madrid in Spain before coming to England.
He joined the Merseyside club from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020.
Jota played an important role throughout his five years with the Reds, including scoring six times in Liverpool’s recent Premier League-winning season.
He scored a total of 47 times in 123 matches for the club. He also played 49 times for the Portugal national side, scoring 14 times.
His brother, Andre Filipe, 26, who also died in the crash, played for Penafiel, a Portuguese second division club.