Liverpool
Liverpool to immortalise No. 20 jersey in honour of Diogo Jota after tragic death
Liverpool are set to honour their late attacker Diogo Jota by retiring his No. 20 jersey following the tragic death of the 28-year-old and his brother, Andre, in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday (July 3).
Following a 2024-25 Premier League-winning campaign, with Jota contributing six goals and four assists in 26 games, the player was en route reporting to the club’s pre-season training when disaster struck.
Following a minor surgery, Jota was advised against flying by doctors. However, while on his way to Santander to catch a ferry to southern England, the Lamborghini he and his brother, Andre, were in – as reported by the Guardia Civil (via the BBC) – left the road due to a tyre blowout while trying to overtake another vehicle in Cernadilla in the province of Zamora.
Jota’s shocking demise has jolted the footballing community, with the Reds announcing the retirement of the player’s No. 20 jersey. A part of the club’s statement said:
“The No. 20 will be rightly immortalised for his contributions as part of Liverpool’s 2024-25 title winners – the club’s 20th – with his trademark shimmy and strike in front of the Kop to seal victory in April’s Merseyside derby a poignant last goal of his life.”
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