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Crowds mourn Liverpool star Jota in his Portuguese hometown

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Crowds mourned Diogo Jota in his hometown to pay their respects to the Liverpool forward and his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash on Thursday.

Portugal's president, stars from the national team and fans from across the country gathered in the small town of Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, where the pair grew up.

Their parents, grandfather and other family members held a private vigil at a chapel in the town before it was opened to the public for a wake. The funeral will be held on Saturday.

The pair - both footballers, with Andre playing in Portugal's second division - were killed after the Lamborghini they were travelling in crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora.