HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Joao Felix said Monday that Portugal 
team-mate and close friend Diogo Jota will "forever be a part of football 
history" following the Liverpool star's death aged 28.

Jota was killed along with brother Andre Silva when their Lamborghini went 
off the road in northern Spain on July 3.

Just 11 days prior to the accident, the Portuguese forward had married Rute 
Cardoso, the mother of his three children.

The Premier League remembered Jota over the weekend in a series of moving 
tributes.

Adding his voice to the outpouring of grief across the football world, Felix 
looked visibly moved as he spoke about his good friend and international 
colleague.

Felix, who was among the mourners at the brothers' funeral, said: "Diogo to 
me was one of my best friends in the national team, he was always part of our 
mini group in the national team, those of us who were always together.

"I knew his family, especially his parents, an incredible family."

Speaking in Hong Kong, where Felix is with his new team Al Nassr for this 
week's Saudi Super Cup, the 25-year-old added: "I think he will forever be a 
part of football history, he will remain in the hearts of those who were 
already close to him.

"After that day, every time we go on the field we will remember him and play 
in part for him."

The attacker Felix joined fellow Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi 
Arabia's Al Nassr late last month from Chelsea in a move reported to be worth 
up to 43.7 million pounds ($58 million).

Felix, who has also played for Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and AC 
Milan, will reportedly earn $10 million a year.