Overview
- Chelsea and its players have agreed to donate their entire share of the £11.4 million Club World Cup bonus pool equally to the family of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
- Liverpool opened their Premier League season at Anfield with a minute’s silence, a fan mosaic and a special ‘Forever 20’ emblem, attended by Jota’s wife and children.
- The club has retired Jota’s No. 20 jersey and is advancing plans for permanent memorials, including a sculpture outside Anfield and a grassroots football programme through the LFC Foundation.
- Spanish Guardia Civil investigators continue their forensic examination of tyre fragments and crash data from the July 3 accident without reporting a definitive conclusion.
- Fans and commentators across the football community have praised Chelsea’s gesture and ongoing club-led initiatives aimed at supporting player welfare and memorial fundraising.