US EditionWimbledon Star Explains Why Diogo Jota Tribute Request Was Blocked Despite Dress Code Rule Change - Liverpool Echo
WIMBLEDON, LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 3 – Wimbledon breaks 148-year tradition to allow black armbands honoring Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash aged 28 with his brother, as players pay tribute on court.
- On July 3, 2025, Wimbledon officials allowed players to wear black armbands during matches to honor Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident in Spain.
- The change was made in response to the heartbreaking car accident that claimed the lives of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his younger sibling following a suspected tire failure on the A-52 highway in Zamora early Thursday morning.
- Wimbledon relaxed its 148-year-old strict all-white dress code, which normally limits colors to 1cm width, permitting players like Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges to wear black ribbons or armbands as tributes.
- Borges revealed that although he requested to wear a full Portugal football shirt to honor Jota, Wimbledon declined, so he wore a smaller tribute instead, calling the gesture a 'nice' one under the circumstances.
- These tributes highlight the widespread impact of Jota’s loss on sport, with Liverpool FC and the Portuguese Football Federation expressing devastation and requesting privacy for the grieving families.
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Wimbledon star explains why Diogo Jota tribute request was blocked despite dress code rule change - Liverpool Echo
Nuno Borges said his team had tried to source a white Portugal shirt to wear in tribute to the late Diogo Jota at Wimbledon but had been blocked by the All England Club
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On the sacred lawn of Wimbledon is traditionally played in white, that is for more than 100 years iron certainty. However, in view of the tragic death of the football pro Diogo Jota, the organizers of the traditional Grand Slam tournament allow an exception.
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