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.

Police in Spain have released their initial report into the deadly crash that killed Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother last week.