Cristiano Ronaldo has paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota after seeing his Portugal international team-mate pass away at the age of 28.

GOAL pays tribute to the beloved Liverpool and Portugal attacker, who has passed away at just 28 years of age

Diogo Jota married wife Rute Cardoso less than two weeks prior to his tragic death at the age of 28 and he leaves behind three young children.

Liverpool have released a statement in response to the tragic news of the death of their striker Diogo Jota.

Portuguese Football Federation president Pedro Proenca mourned the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva as he paid a touching tribute. The Liverpool star, 28, tragically passed away shortly after midnight on Thursday when the vehicle they were travelling in came off the motorway in the municipality of Cernadilla, in the province of Zamora in the north west of Spain.