Portugal National Team releases a statement about the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva on social media.
Full explanation:
The Portuguese football federation and all of Portuguese football are completely destroyed by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva this morning in Spain.
Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, respected by all teammates and opponents, someone with an infectious joy and a reference within his own community, which was further than an exceptional player for the national team, Diogo Jota.
On behalf of me, and on behalf of the Portuguese football federation, I express our deepest participation to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the clubs where the players performed respectively.
The Portuguese football federation has already asked UEFA to observe a minute of silence this Thursday before the match of our national team against Spain in the European Championship for Women.
We have lost two champions. The death of Diogo and André Silva represents irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honor their estate every day.