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Liverpool miss Diogo Jota as a player and a person, says Arne Slot
22 November 2025 Off

Liverpool miss Diogo Jota as a player and a person, says Arne Slot

By Total Football News

The Reds have lost four of their past five matches in the Premier League, and were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City at Etihad Stadium before the international break.

That defeat left Liverpool eighth in the table, eight points behind league leaders Arsenal, before they welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

In last season’s league fixture away at Forest, Jota scored 22 seconds after coming on as a

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Diogo Jota: Liverpool plan memorial sculpture at Anfield
26 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota: Liverpool plan memorial sculpture at Anfield

By Total Football News

Liverpool have announced plans for a permanent memorial sculpture at Anfield in tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

A “Forever 20” emblem will also be printed on players’ shirts next season.

Portugal and Liverpool forward Jota and Silva, who played for Portuguese second division club Penafiel, died in a car crash on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora.

Liverpool retired his number 20 shirt in

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Diogo Jota: Wolves induct former forward into club’s Hall of Fame
18 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota: Wolves induct former forward into club’s Hall of Fame

By Total Football News

Wolves players and coaching staff have been among those to have contributed to the vast amount of tributes to Jota and Silva outside their Molineux stadium.

The club have now “moved swiftly to make this rare and heartfelt decision” to induct Jota into their Hall of Fame, which is run independently by a committee.

Wolves said such an honour is “typically the result of detailed discussions over many weeks or

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Diogo Jota and Andre Silva: Manchester United lay tribute at Anfield
14 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota and Andre Silva: Manchester United lay tribute at Anfield

By Total Football News

Jota played for Wolves before joining Liverpool in 2020 and tributes for him and his brother have also been placed outside the Molineux stadium of the Midlands club.

“With heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast in the coming days, staff have begun carefully removing and preserving items from the tribute area to protect them from damage,” said a Wolves statement.

“All non-perishable items will be carefully stored and will

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Wolverhampton Wanderers remember former player Diogo Jota
14 July 2025 Off

Wolverhampton Wanderers remember former player Diogo Jota

By Total Football News

Jota played more than 130 times for Wolves from 2017 to 2020, helping them get promoted to the Premier League, before his move to Liverpool, and scoring 44 goals.

Liverpool are set to commemorate Jota and his brother with a number of tributes at their friendly at Preston North End on Sunday.

Liverpool’s match at Deepdale is their first since Jota’s passing.

At the time of the crash, the brothers

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Diogo Jota: Liverpool pay tribute to forward in first match since his death
14 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota: Liverpool pay tribute to forward in first match since his death

By Total Football News

Tributes have been paid to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at Liverpool’s first match since their death.

Portugal and Liverpool forward Jota and Silva, also a professional footballer, died in a car crash on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora.

Prior to the Reds’ first pre-season friendly at Preston North End, there were emotional renditions of Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love and Liverpool club

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Diogo Jota’s car probably speeding before accident, Spanish police say
8 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota’s car probably speeding before accident, Spanish police say

By Total Football News

Police said they had studied the marks left by one of the Lamborghini’s tyres and that “all the tests carried out so far indicate that the driver of the crashed vehicle was Diogo Jota”.

The expert report is being prepared for the courts on the accident, and their investigation is understood to have been made more complex by the intensity of the fire that almost completely destroyed the car.

The

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Diogo Jota and André Silva’s funeral held in Portugal
5 July 2025 Off

Diogo Jota and André Silva’s funeral held in Portugal

By Total Football News

Players from Liverpool FC, who only three months ago were celebrating their Premier League win, arrived at the funeral together.

Watching them walk in line with each other, almost as they do when walking onto the pitch, was an emotional experience.

There was a strong feeling of community, but also a shared sombreness.

Many were visibly upset, with supporters on the other side of the barrier applauding the players. One

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Liverpool postpone pre-season return following Diogo Jota death
4 July 2025 Off

Liverpool postpone pre-season return following Diogo Jota death

By Total Football News

Liverpool have postponed the return of some players for pre-season training on Friday following the death of Reds forward Diogo Jota.

Those scheduled to come back from their summer break on Friday for an initial round of physical tests at the club’s training ground will now do so on Monday as part of a phased return.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot’s side have their first pre-season match against Preston North End

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