Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson joins fans outside Anfield, where a sea of flowers, flags and football shirts are being laid for Diogo Jota
The Liverpool forward died yesterday, along with his brother André Silva, in a car crash in Spain
Their vehicle crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora - officials say it went off the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another car
Jota was on his way to catch a ferry to England to begin pre-season training - he had recently undergone surgery and been advised to avoid flying
A wake is due to be held for Jota and Silva this afternoon in their hometown of Gondomar, near Porto, Portugal
Jota, 28, married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he had three children, 11 days before the crash
Watch: Aerial footage captures scale of Jota tributes laid at Anfield
Jordan Henderson was moved to tears as he laid flowers for his friend and former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota at Anfield.
The personal note on his floral tribute read: "Rest in peace my friend, along with your brother Andre. We will all miss you."
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Image source, ReutersJordan Henderson was Liverpool captain when Diogo Jota joined the club.
On Thursday, Henderson - who left Liverpool in 2023 and now plays for Dutch side Ajax - posted on Instagram: "Jota it was a pleasure to share a pitch with you but more importantly a friendship. All the laughs we had off the pitch and trying to find ways to wind up Milly [Liverpool midfielder James Milner], which we never could.
"Taking pictures of me asleep on the bus travelling and then sending them to me later.
"You always wanted to have a laugh and were a pleasure to be around.
"Thank you for everything you brought into this world, we will all miss you."
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has just posted on social media, saying it will be "extremely difficult to accept" the death of team-mate Diogo Jota in a heartfelt tribute.
"I am truly lost for words," the Egypt forward posted on X, external.
"Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break.
"Team-mates come and go but not like this.
"It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go back."
And he added: "My thoughts are with his wife, his children, and of course his parents who suddenly lost their children. Those close to Diogo and his brother André need all the support they can get. They will never be forgotten."
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Daniel Austin
BBC Sport at Anfield
Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has just arrived at the Main Stand to see the tributes fans have left for his ex-team mate Diogo Jota.
The England international read messages left on cards as those gathered here looked on in silence.
Image source, Daniel Austin/BBCWe can now bring you images of former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson who is outside of Anfield paying his respects to Diogo Jota and André Silva.
Henderson and Jota played together at Liverpool between September 2020 and June 2023.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIn his tribute to Diogo Jota yesterday, Liverpool manager Arne Slot said fans would continue to sing "Jota's song".
Over the past season Liverpool fans have often sung this chant, to the tune of Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival, about Diogo Jota:
"Oh, he wears the No 20 / He will take us to victory / And when he’s running down the left wing / He’ll cut inside and score for LFC / He’s a lad from Portugal / Better than Figo don’t you know / Oh, his name is Diogo!"
Jonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool
Image source, Marc Gaier/BBCPeter Millea said the Diogo Jota chant was regularly sung in the stands even when the forward was not playing
One mark of how popular Diogo Jota became with Liverpool fans was how regularly a chant about him rang out in the stands - even when he wasn't on the pitch.
Former Liverpool councillor Peter Millea, a home and away regular, said Jota's down-to-earth, relatable personality resonated with fellow fans as well as his talent.
He told the BBC's Marc Gaier: "There was something about him as a player when he first came to us that he became an instant hit.
"He was one of those players you can easily take to, because of the manner in which he conducted himself on and off the pitch and the important goals he scored."
Mr Millea said some fans at Anfield had broken into impromptu renditions of the chant while paying their respects.
"I'm sure we'll hear it loud and clear at Wembley for the Community Shield and we'll hear it at Preston for the first pre-season away game, you know it'll be sung around the field against Athletic Bilbao and then during the course of the rest of the season and probably forever-more," he said.
Former Liverpool and England forward, Emile Heskey, has been telling the BBC News Channel that he believes many people "will be mourning right now" over the death of Jota, whom he describes as a "friend to a lot of people".
"It’s just a difficult time, not only for the club [Liverpool], but for the whole footballing fraternity that we’ve lost two of our players," says Heskey, also referring to Jota’s brother André Silva, who also died in Thursday’s crash.
Speaking about Jota’s football style, he adds that his "energy" and “intelligence" were key, and that a lot of players were remembering how he "played with a smile on his face".
Jota's death on Thursday came 11 days after he married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he has three children.
The pair could be seen looking joyful on their big day, which was held on 22 June.
"Yes, forever," he wrote in a post on X last week, accompanied by the infinity symbol and photos of the couple tying the knot.
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Image source, Diogo Jota via XAs we've been reporting, tributes have been left outside the Academy where Diogo Jota began his career in Gondomar, Portugal.
Álvaro Cerqueira, the president of the club, says he and Jota spoke on the phone at around 22:00 local time, just hours before the accident happened.
Speaking to local media, he said:
"We spoke almost every week and I know he was going through a happy moment," he told Portuguese news site JN.
Cerqueira says Jota and his brother, André Silva, trained at the local club's grounds in the off-season, and Jota often visited the young players.
Over in Gondomar, Diogo Jota and André Silva's hometown, Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has arrived at the Chapel of the Resurrection.
Press have also been seen gathering at the church, where the brothers' wake will take place this afternoon.
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Image source, ReutersWe can now bring you pictures of former Liverpool goalkeeper and Community Ambassador for the club, Chris Kirkland, alongside Liverpool club chaplain Bill Bygroves laying flowers in tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva outside Anfield.
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Dan Roan
BBC sports editor
Liverpool has cancelled pre-season fitness tests that were due to take place today for some players as a result of yesterday’s news.
A phased return of training will now begin on Monday.
Arne Slot's side have their first pre-season match against Preston North End on Sunday 13 July.
Image source, ReutersWe're receiving aerial footage from Anfield as Liverpool fans continue to lay tributes around the stadium in memory of forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash alongside his brother yesterday.
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We're now starting to get some images from outside the Chapel of Resurrection where the wake for Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva will be held today:
Image source, ReutersA woman hands over a crown of flowers to one of the Portuguese police officers guarding the location of Jota and Silva's wake
Meanwhile, at Anfield, more fans have laid tributes to the Liverpool forward outside the stadium where Jota played for the past five years:
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool fans have been paying tribute to Jota with flowers, Liverpool scarves and shirts ever since news of his death broke yesterday
Image source, Getty ImagesTributes have been paid to Diogo Jota by footballers and fans at the Women's Euros and by teams training before this weekend's matches in the men's Club World Cup quarter-finals.
Portugal's women's team held a silence, along with opponents Spain, around the centre circle before their opening match at Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
Supporters also held up banners and pictures of Jota during emotional scenes before the game.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPlayers from Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain, who are all competing in the United States at the Club World Cup, held moments of silence during their training sessions.
Players pictured included several who have been club and international team-mates of Jota. PSG’s tribute was particularly moving, given the presence of four Portuguese players in their squad.
Image source, PSG via XA candle-lit vigil at the academy where Diogo Jota played between the ages of nine and 17 is still flickering this morning, the BBC's James Waterhouse reports from Gondomar.
Watch: Tributes paid at Jota's boyhood club
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter in Miami
Image source, Getty ImagesDiogo Jota's international team-mate Pedro Neto has been given an indefinite period of compassionate leave by his club Chelsea and may miss the rest of the Blues' Club World Cup campaign.
Neto, who also played with Jota at Wolves, was absent from Chelsea's training session in Miami yesterday.
In a news conference Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said "it's completely Neto's decision" as to whether he wants to play in Chelsea's Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras on Saturday (02:00 BST).
Maresca added: "I had a chat this morning with Pedro. We support him. Any decision he will take is the correct one."
Yesterday players from Club World Cup sides Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain held moments of silence in memory of Jota and his brother André Silva before their training sessions.
Image source, Getty ImagesRoberto Martinez (right) is among the many who have paid tribute to Diogo Jota
The head coach of Portugal’s men's national football team has been speaking about the death of Diogo Jota.
In a video released by the Portugal Football Federation (FPF), Roberto Martínez said: “We have all been affected by this tragedy. We are all devastated.”
“Our thoughts go to his wife Rute, their three children and the rest of the family, and to Diogo Jota and André Silva’s friends.
“We have created a family in the national team that goes far beyond football. And Diogo is an important part of that – on and off the field. His professionalism and belief were both contagious and exemplary. On the pitch, Diogo wore the jersey with pride and his work on the field is world-class.
“We feel the family's pain and, in this tragedy, we question life in general. Portugal will miss one of its heroes.”
Image source, ReutersAs fans and members of the football world keep paying their respects to Diogo Jota and his younger brother André Silva, here's a quick look at the latest updates we've received: