The Portuguese footballer was killed alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.

You became one of my closest friends in football. We bonded over all things sports, watching any football match we could find - often your brother Andre's game on your iPad. I was surprised a lad from Portugal loved sports such as darts, snooker and horse racing so much, and some of my best memories were having a laugh watching them with you.

Mourners are gathering in Diogo Jota's home town in Portugal to honour the Liverpool footballer. The 28-year-old father of three died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday, alongside his brother Andre Silva, after a Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the road and burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout.