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Liverpool to Pay €14 Million to Jota’s Widow and Retire His No. 20 Jersey

Local authorities enforce new gravesite restrictions to manage fan crowds at Jota’s resting place

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Overview

  • FC Liverpool will disburse the remaining two-year contract payments, totaling about €14 million, to his widow Rute Cardoso.
  • The club has confirmed it will permanently retire the No. 20 jersey in recognition of Jota’s instrumental role in its 2024/25 Premier League title run.
  • Police in Gondomar have imposed strict controls at the burial site after large crowds gathered and some attendees took inappropriate photos.
  • Tributes from across the football community and beyond continue, with Prince William issuing an official statement of condolence.
  • Jota and his brother André Silva died in a car accident in Spain on July 3, prompting widespread mourning in Portugal and the global football community.