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Liverpool fans person laid flowers astatine Anfield pursuing the tragic decease of Diogo Jota connected Thursday, portion the nine lowered flags to fractional mast astatine the crushed retired of respect.
Jota, who played 165 times for the club, passed distant connected Thursday pursuing a postulation incidental successful Spain. His brother, Andre, who was besides successful the conveyance besides tragically died successful the incident.
Fans descended connected Anfield wrong hours of the quality being confirmed, to wage tribute to the 28-year-old, portion determination person been immoderate calls connected societal media to discontinue his no.20 shirt.
Supporters laid flowers, shirts, scarves and different mementos successful grant of Jota, who conscionable past period played successful Portugal's victorious Nations League final.
In connection aft the quality was confirmed, Liverpool said: "Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.
"The nine person been informed the 28-year-old has passed distant pursuing a roadworthy postulation mishap successful Spain on with his brother, Andre.
"Liverpool FC volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this clip and petition the privateness of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and nine unit is respected arsenic they effort to travel to presumption with an unimaginable loss. We volition proceed to supply them with our afloat support."
Tributes person since travel pouring successful from the satellite of soccer, including from Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Prime Ministers of some the UK and Portugal person besides sent their condolences, portion Uefa person confirmed plans to clasp a minute's soundlessness up of the upcoming Women's Euro 2025 matches.
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