Dozens of Portuguese from the president to a childhood friend grieved for Diogo Jota in his hometown on Friday after the Liverpool star and his brother's death in a car crash.Liverpool have opened a book of condolences and lowered flags to half-mast,

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.

Following are quotes and reaction to the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in Spain on Thursday: