Liverpool followers have been paying their tributes to Diogo Jota outdoors Anfield after the footballer and his brother had been killed in a automotive crash in Spain in a single day.
The 2 males had been travelling in a car which, following a tyre blowout, veered off the street whereas overtaking and caught fireplace, with information of the double fatality being reported on Thursday morning.
The footballing world has united in mourning for the victims of that accident, with Jurgen Klopp, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher amongst these sharing poignant messages on social media.
Liverpool followers pay their respects to Diogo Jota
Liverpool supporters have additionally been paying their very own tributes by making a shrine to Diogo Jota outdoors Anfield.
Numerous Reds followers have paid their respects to the late footballer by leaving flowers, scarves, flags and shirts close to the stadium as they honour his reminiscence.
Some supporters additionally left balloons displaying the quantity 20, which was his shirt quantity all through his 5 years as an LFC participant and in addition took on added resonance this 12 months because the membership received their twentieth home league title, to which he contributed.
Diogo Jota might be perpetually adored by Liverpool followers
It’s unattainable to grasp the size of loss and devastation that the households and mates of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva have to be feeling after this morning’s tragic information.
The Liverpool ahead leaves behind a spouse and three kids, and the couple held their marriage ceremony solely 11 days in the past.
Many LFC supporters have been reminiscing concerning the quite a few glad reminiscences that the Portuguese ahead offered all through his 5 years on the membership, comparable to his hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Atalanta and his stoppage-time winner in a 4-3 thriller towards Tottenham Hotspur.
His legacy may also stay on within the chant in his title which was routinely heard at Liverpool matches residence and away, and a few followers have advocated for the membership to retire the quantity 20 shirt in his reminiscence.
Presently, our ideas and prayers are with the household and mates of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
You possibly can see the tributes which have been paid to Diogo Jota outdoors Anfield under, through @LivEchonews on X:
’20’ balloons among the many tributes at Anfield Stadium pic.twitter.com/CjAWd3f3w9
— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchonews) July 3, 2025
