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Liverpool Retires Diogo Jota’s No. 20 as Teammates Gather for Seventh-Day Mass

Liverpool has pledged to cover the striker’s remaining two-year contract.

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Diogo Jota, Klopp distrutto. Il Liverpool ritira la 20: “Per sempre”
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Overview

  • About 100 people, including Luis Díaz, Alisson and other Liverpool players, attended the traditional seventh-day mass at Gondomar’s Capela da Ressurreição São Cosme to honour Jota and his brother.
  • The club announced it will permanently retire Jota’s No. 20 jersey across men’s, women’s and academy teams after consulting his widow, Rute Cardoso.
  • Liverpool confirmed it will pay out the remaining two years of Jota’s contract to provide financial security for his wife and three young children.
  • Manager Jürgen Klopp said he remains “still without words” over the tragedy and vowed the club will continue to stand by the bereaved family.
  • Supporters have lined Anfield with tributes and Liverpool’s initial summer training sessions have been shaped by collective grief for the late striker.