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Island's Portuguese community mourns Jota death

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Members of the Portuguese community in Jersey have expressed their shock after the death of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.

The 28-year-old Portuguese footballer died in a car crash in Spain along with his younger brother Andrew Silva in the early hours.

Jersey has a large Portuguese and Madeiran community, with nearly 10,000 people in the island identifying as ethnically Portuguese.

Tiago Ramos, who plays for Portuguese FC in the island, said: "I didn't believe it when I saw it in the football chat group and honestly it has been really sad."

Reuters Jota is in a red Liverpool FC jersey holds up a trophy adorned with red and white ribbons. The player wears a green and white medal around their neck. In the background, other team members, spectators, and stadium lights are visible
Jota helped win the League Cup for Liverpool

Mr Ramos, who is a car salesman, added: "Working with cars and playing football has made this really difficult for me.