The Football fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the death of 28-year-old Liverpool star Diogo Jota after his Lamborghini car veered off a road in northern Spain.

The Portuguese forward was travelling in the supercar with his younger brother Andre, 26, a fellow professional footballer who also died in the crash in the early hours this morning.

The tyre of the Lamborghini is said to have blown out while overtaking on the A-52 at Cernadilla near Zamora in northwestern Spain, close to the border with Portugal.

The supercar came off the road, rolled and then burst into flames at around 12.35am, also igniting the surrounding vegetation. The emergency services were called but the brothers could not be saved. Police say they don't yet know who was driving.

Liverpool FC said in a statement that the club is 'devastated' by the tragedy and that Diogo's family, friends and fans had suffered an 'unimaginable loss'. Flowers and tributes are being laid outside Anfield today, with many fans in tears.

The Lamborghini crash happened on the A-52 in the province of Zamora. The Spanish dual carriageway is a key route taken by drivers after leaving northern Portugal as they head for the ports of Santander and Bilbao or drive north-east towards France.

Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed the crash and two fatalities at around 12.35am on Thursday morning. Diogo and Andre's deaths were then confirmed by the Portuguese Football Federation at around 8am.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Jota's friend and teammate and Portugal's greatest player, said today: 'It doesn't make any sense. Just now we were together for the national team, you were just married. To your family, to your wife and children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. RIP. Diogo and Andre. We will all miss you'.

Jota had just married Rute Cardoso, the 28-year-old mother of his three children and partner since the age of 16. He had described himself as the luckiest man in the world to be her husband, sharing moving footage of their wedding day in his final Instagram post on Wednesday afternoon.

The couple married on June 22 in Porto, the footballer's home city. Rute shared more wedding day pictures in a social media post yesterday and said: 'My dream come true.' Jota replied in the comments: 'I'm the lucky one.'

Tributes have poured in for Diego Jota from the people who knew him best.

Raul Jimenez: "It's hard to get this kind of news and I still can't believe it. An excellent colleague, friend, and above all a great father. Thank you for everything friend, we will always remember you. A hug to heaven"

Ruben Neves: "They say we only lose people when we forget them. I will never forget you."

Pepe: “A premature and painful loss that leaves us all poorer — as colleagues, as friends and as football lovers. In this moment of deep grief, I send my most sincere condolences to their family, friends and all those who loved them. May they find strength in the love and memories they left behind.”

Fernando Santos: "I am shocked, speechless. It is a very sad moment for the family. It started with me in the national team. It is a sad moment for everyone, especially for those who worked with him because everyone liked him."

Jurgen Klopp : "This is a moment where I struggle. There must be a bigger purpose, but I can’t see it. I’m heartbroken to hear about the passing of Diogo and his brother André. Diogo was a not only a fantastic player, but also a great friend, a loving and caring husband and father. We will miss you so much!"