London, July 4 -- Liverpool FC and Cristiano Ronaldo have led tributes to Portugal international Diogo Jota, after he and his brother Andre died in a car crash in northwestern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The brothers died when their Lamborghini went off the A52 road, possibly due to a tire exploding, and burst into flames, shortly after midnight in Spain.

28-year-old Jota had been with Liverpool for five years and his club said it was "devastated by [his] tragic passing," while also requesting privacy for Diogo and Andre's family, friends, teammates and club staff.

"We will continue to provide them with our full support," said the club, while former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp admitted he was "heartbroken" and stru...