Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was driving and likely speeding when his car crashed in Spain on Thursday, killing him and his younger brother, according to a preliminary police investigation.

Spanish authorities have revealed that Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was likely behind the wheel of a luxury sports car and travelling at excessive speed when he and his younger brother were killed in a fiery car crash in Spain last week.

All the evidence so far suggests Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota was driving when his car crashed on a Spanish motorway, and he was likely speeding, say police. The 28-year-old Liverpool player was killed with his brother André Silva,