Diogo Jota’s wife Rute Cardoso reacts next to the coffin of his husband, during his funeral in Gondomar, near Porto, Portugal, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Manu Fernandez/AP Photo
GONDOMAR, Portugal—Players from Liverpool and Portugal’s national team joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on Saturday, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain.
Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk arrived carrying a red floral arrangement in the shape of a soccer shirt with Jota’s No. 20 in white. Liverpool teammate Andrew Robertson carried a similar arrangement with the No. 30, the number worn by Jota’s brother, André Silva, who played for Portuguese club Penafiel. Coach Arne Slot was part of the Liverpool contingent.
