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Liverpool's amazing gesture to Diogo Jota's family on forward's birthday

  • On Dec 4, 2025, Liverpool Football Club paid the remainder of Diogo Jota's contract to his widow Rute Cardoso and their three young children, posting tributes on his 29th birthday.
  • On July 3, Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in the Spanish province of Zamora after a tyre blowout while overtaking en route to the Santander port.
  • After joining in 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a 41million transfer fee, Diogo Jota scored 65 goals and recorded 26 assists in 182 Liverpool appearances.
  • Players led by Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson led tributes, and Liverpool retired his No.20 across all teams.
  • The club announced plans to build a permanent memorial sculpture at Anfield, and Arne Slot, Liverpool manager, said, `I said how proud I felt about how the fans reacted and the ownership`.
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In the summer, Liverpool Diogo Jota lost due to a tragic accident. On his birthday, the club pays tribute to his player again.

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Liverpool Echo broke the news in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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