Liverpool fans pay tribute to Liverpool player Diogo Jota ahead of a pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston and Liverpool at Deepdale Stadium, Preston, Sunday July 13, 2025. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
Liverpool fans stand and applaud in the 20th minute in memory of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva during the pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston and Liverpool at Deepdale Stadium, Preston, Sunday July 13, 2025. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
Liverpool players and fans pay tribute to Diogo Jota in first game since forward’s death
PRESTON, England (AP) — Liverpool players and fans paid tribute to Diogo Jota on Sunday in the Premier League champion’s first game since the forward died in a car accident.
Liverpool fans pay tribute to Liverpool player Diogo Jota ahead of a pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston and Liverpool at Deepdale Stadium, Preston, Sunday July 13, 2025. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
PRESTON, England (AP) — Liverpool players and fans paid tribute to Diogo Jota on Sunday in the Premier League champion’s first game since the forward died in a car accident.
The pre-season friendly against Preston at Deepdale featured a live rendition of Liverpool’s anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and a minute’s silence before kickoff.
Fans turned up with commemorative flags and sang Jota’s name.
died along with his brother Andre Silva, also a soccer player, near the northwestern city of Zamora, Spain, on July 3.
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On Friday as a mark of respect.
Liverpool beat second-tier Preston 3-1 and forward Darwin Nunez paid tribute to Jota after scoring in the first half. In celebration, he mimicked his former teammate’s iconic celebration by sitting on the grass and playing with an imaginary game controller.
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