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Diogo Jota’s Final Interview Unveiled as Clubs Advance Memorial Plans

The film offers fresh insight into his decisive derby winner just weeks before his death as Spain’s Guardia Civil continues its forensic analysis of the crash.

A mural of Liverpool's late forward Diogo Jota outside Anfield
Diogo Jota, Jurgen Klopp, and Arne Slot | Image: X/@DiogoJota18 and Instagram/@kloppo
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Overview

  • A Liverpool documentary released Tuesday features Jota describing how scoring the late Merseyside derby winner in April capped his efforts during a challenging season.
  • Spanish Guardia Civil forensic teams are still examining tyre tread, wreckage and speed data to determine whether a blowout or excessive speed caused the July 3 crash, with no report submitted to court yet.
  • Liverpool has retired Jota’s No. 20 shirt, unveiled plans for a permanent sculpture outside Anfield and added a ‘Forever 20’ emblem to its new kit, with profits from shirt printing pledged to the LFC Foundation.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers inducted Jota into their hall of fame and will display floral tributes, a commemorative tifo at Molineux and eventually a permanent memorial in recognition of his five-year spell at the club.
  • Fans and local clubs in Gondomar and Liverpool have already installed murals and host minute’s silences, while charitable initiatives are in development to preserve his legacy beyond these tributes.