Liverpool forward Diogo Jota gushed over his new wife in his final Instagram post before he died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday morning.

As a child Diogo Jota idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. In a career that took him to soccer stardom, he would go on to call the Portugal great a teammate and win some of the sport’s biggest

“The spirit of Diogo Jota, the brilliance he brought to the number 20 for Liverpool, will live on forever. In this time of immense sorrow, we ask Liverpool to consider retiring his number as a lasting tribute to an unforgettable player and person. Our thoughts are with his family”, said another fan.