Superstar athletes Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James took to social media Thursday to pay their respects to Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota following his death.

Cristiano Ronaldo has offered his condolences following the tragic passing of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. The siblings perished in a car accident in northwestern Spain

Jota, just 28, was killed alongside his brother André when the vehicle they were travelling in on the A-52 motorway in Zamora, Spain, came off the road. It's been reported by authorities that one of the car's tyres burst while overtaking another vehicle before catching fire.