Family, friends and Liverpool team-mates have gathered in Portugal today for the joint funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who died in a tragic car crash on Thursday.
The ceremony is set to begin at 10am at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot arrived in the early hours of Saturday morning alongside players Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
Former Liverpool stars Jordan Henderson and James Milner also made the journey to pay their respects to the 28-year-old forward and his 25-year-old brother.
Family, friends and Liverpool teammates have gathered in Portugal today for the joint funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who died in a tragic car crash on Thursday
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The football world has united in grief, with numerous high-profile figures travelling to Portugal for the service.
Current Liverpool players Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo were also among those who arrived to bid farewell to their team-mate. Former Portugal coach Fernando Santos attended alongside FC Porto's Fabio Cardoso.
Manchester City and Portugal defender Ruben Dias made the journey to Gondomar, whilst Liverpool fan and comedian John Bishop was also present at the ceremony.
Former Liverpool star Thiago Alcantara was among the mourners arriving as Diogo Jota's funeral on Thursday
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The gathering brought together figures from across football and beyond to honour the brothers.
Saturday's servict follows Friday's wake at the Capela da Ressurreicao in Gondomar, where Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro were among those paying their respects.
The brothers died when their hired £210,000 acid green Lamborghini supercar suffered a suspected tyre blowout on Thursday.
The vehicle crashed on the A52 highway in Zamora province, northern Spain.
Jota and André Silva were travelling to the Spanish port city of Santander to catch a ferry to the UK. The Liverpool forward had been advised against air travel following recent lung surgery, prompting the decision to return by road and sea.
The tragedy occurred just 11 days after Jota married Rute Cardoso, who attended Friday's wake alongside the brothers' mother Isabel and grandfather at the Sao Cosme Chapel.
Manchester United's Diogo Dalot, Jota's international team-mate, attended Friday's wake at the Capela da Ressurreicao. Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva and his wife also came to pay their respects to the Portuguese stars.
The chapel opened to the public at 4pm on Friday, with a 200-metre queue of locals forming quickly in bright sunshine.
Mourners waited patiently to pay their respects to the brothers, with players and famous friends expected to join throughout the evening.
Diogo Jota joined Liverpool in 2020 and helped them win the Premier League last seasonPATributes have poured in from across the football world since Thursday's devastating news.
Messages of condolence have come from Jota's Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and current Reds boss Arne Slot.
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