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Liverpool players join family for Diogo Jota's funeral

Diogo Jota funeral

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson arrive at funeral ceremony of Portuguese player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash in Spain on July 5, 2025.

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

What you need to know:

  • The English Premier League stars carried two floral tributes in the club's red colour into the chapel, each in the shape of a shirt.
  • Teammates from the Portugal national squad including Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes also attended the service.

Carrying a red floral wreath bearing his shirt number, Diogo Jota's Liverpool teammates joined relatives and residents in a small Portuguese town on Saturday for the funeral of the soccer star, who died with his brother in a car crash on Thursday.

Club captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were among Liverpool teammates past and present who attended the service in Gondomar for the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.

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