In the Premier League, Portugal teammate and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was among those to pay tribute to Jota. “Friend, colleague and companion in a thousand battles,” he wrote. “It is difficult to understand how it is possible for someone to leave so soon.

The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28.

Liverpool cancelled preseason tests for a small number of first-team players on Friday following the deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, with Mohamed Salah revealing his fears at returning to the club because “Diogo won’t be there” in a heartfelt tribute.