Liverpool retires number 20 jersey in honour of Diogo Jota
Liverpool Football Club has retired the number 20 jersey in honour of its former striker, Diogo Jota.
A statement by the club on Friday, signed by its CEO, Michael Edwards, confirmed that the number 20 will no longer be assigned to any other player in the club’s history.
”As a club, we all are acutely aware of our supporters- and we felt exactly the same way,” the statement partly read.
”By retiring this squad number, we are making it eternal and therefore never to be forgotten. “Diogo joined us in 2020, he won us number 20- and he wore with honour, distinction and affection- the number 20.”
The 28-year-old forward, alongside his 25-year-old brother and Panafiel midfielder Andre Silva, died in a fatal motor crash last Thursday while Jota was returning to Liverpool for the pre-season after being advised not to fly by his doctor due to a minor surgery he had undergone.
They were making the trip by car and ferry when their Lamborghini suffered a tyre blowout, overtaking another car and veering off the road before catching fire.
Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 and scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the club.
He also helped Liverpool win the FA Cup and League Cup in 2022, as well as the Premier League title last season.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Health
Insecticide resistance, climate change worsening malaria fight, says expert
According to him, mosquitoes remain one of the most significant public health threats globally.
World
Fleeing crime group members extradited, jailed over 2020 murder of Nigerian teen in UK
The four convicts were members of the Oldham-based Representing the Danger (RTD) organised crime gr
World
Suspect arrested for allegedly shooting female resident in U.S. neighbourhood
The police said the weapon, a Sig Sauer 380 handgun, was recovered at the scene.
World
World’s oldest person Ethel Caterham celebrates 117th birthday
Ms Caterham is the last known surviving person born during the reign of King Edward VII, who died in 1910.
States
24 ISWAP family members surrender to troops in Borno
The report stated, “Troops arrested one suspect in possession of a magazine loaded with 35 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.”
Lagos
Five die in Badagry road crash
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said, ““The remains of the victims were carefully recovered, bagged with dignity, and handed over to officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps.”
