Diogo Jota: Liverpool verify quantity 20 shirt shall be retired to honour ahead | Soccer Information

Liverpool have confirmed that the quantity 20 shirt shall be completely retired in honour of Diogo Jota.

The tribute marks the primary time Liverpool have retired a participant’s quantity all through their 133-year historical past, as they honour the lives of Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, who had been killed in a automotive crash in Spain on July 3.

The retirement applies to the membership in any respect ranges, together with males’s first crew, girls’s crew and all academy sides.

Liverpool got here to the choice after consulting with Jota’s spouse, Rute, and different members of his household.

The Reds have additionally introduced plans to pay tribute to them throughout Sunday’s pre-season pleasant towards Preston.

There shall be a rendition of ‘You will By no means Stroll Alone’ previous to the 3pm kick-off and Preston will lay a wreath alongside the away supporters, Liverpool stated.

A minute’s silence will then be noticed, with digital tributes displayed on the stadium huge display and on pitchside LED boards.

Gamers from each groups will put on black armbands.

The pre-match programme can even function written tributes to Jota and Silva.