Overview
- Liverpool consulted Diogo Jota’s widow Rute Cardoso and his parents before deciding to retire his No. 20 squad number across all teams.
- The decision marks the first time in Liverpool Football Club’s 133-year history that a shirt number has been retired.
- Thousands of fans have continued to lay flowers and messages at the Anfield memorial since the July 3 crash.
- Spanish Guardia Civil investigators are probing a suspected tyre blowout as the cause of the Lamborghini crash near Zamora.
- Preston North End wearing black armbands, a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” wreath-laying, a minute’s silence and digital tributes are set for Sunday’s friendly.