TOGETHER since their teens, Diogo Jota and new wife Rute ­Cardoso chased a footballing dream. When his burgeoning career in their native Portugal resulted in a move to Spanish giants Atletico

The soccer star and his high school sweetheart were married in Porto on Sunday, June 22, after a 13-year relationship and three children together

Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva tragically died in a car crash in northwestern Spain, prompting widespread grief in the football community. Jota’s wife, Rute Cardoso, identified their bodies and has received psychological support following the devastating incident.