After Jota’s death
Goosebumps scene with the first Liverpool game
Updated on July 13th, 2025 – 5:55 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Liverpool and his fans have been in mourning since Diogo Jota’s death, and the first test game was coming on Sunday. And the opponent also took part in the grief.
Emotional moment at the test game between Preston North End and FC Liverpool. Before the kick-off, Preston captain Ben Whiteman went with a wreath in his team’s club colors in the direction of the guest block and put down the wreath in front of the Liverpool fans. Then Whiteman paused and stopped.
The supporters of the guests rewarded this gesture with applause and sang “You’ll never walk alone”, which was sung by an artist in the stadium. The song is the club’s hymn of Liverpool.
All of this happened in memory of Diogo Jota, who died on the night of July 3 in a car accident together with his brother André Silva.
JOTAS number 20 will no longer be awarded the Liverpool FC in the future. Sports director Michael Edwards announced a few days ago: “I believe that this is the first time in the history of the Liverpool Football Club that such an honor will be given to an individual. Therefore we can say that this is a unique tribute to a unique, wonderful person.”
With this honor, one not only appreciates Jota’s “immeasurable contribution” for the success of the Reds, but also “the deep personal influence” that Jota had on his teammates, colleagues and fans, the statement said.
At the test game at Preston North End, the spectators in the stadium also applauded in the 20th minute and got up. Florian Wirtz was not involved in Preston on the square. According to the matching media reports, it was a precaution.
The reason for this is the unscheduled start of the preparation, which had moved into the background after the death of Jota on the night of July 3. In addition to Wirtz, numerous prominent players such as captain Virgil van Dijk, stammer -gatekeeper Alisson Becker or world champion Alexis Mac Allister