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The mob mourned Dogo Jota in his hometown to pay Liverpool ahead and to pay the honor of his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car accident on Thursday.
Portugal president, Liverpool and national team footballer, and fan gathered on the outskirts of Porto in the small town Gondomer, where the pair grew.
His parents, grandfather and other family members organized a personal vigilance in a chapel in the city before he was opened to the public to wake up. The funeral will be held on Saturday.
The pair – both footballer, playing at the second division of Portugal along with Andre – were killed after Lamborghini, which they crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora.
Fans carrying Portugal flags, flowers and other memorable fans were seen crying as they were queuing to pay their honors.
The attendance included President Marsello Rebelo de Sosa, Prime Minister Louis Montenegro, National Team Star Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Jo Mutinho, Diaogo Dalot and Ricardo Horta and Jota Horta and Jota agents Jorge Mendes.
Later in the day, Liverpool players and employees were seen in the city, including Captain Virjil van Dijak. Several former comrades of Jota also participated.
For years as a young boy, Jota played for the local club Gondomer SC, who then named his academy in 2022.
Embazone Jota has an quotation on its signal: “It’s not about where we come from but where we are going.”
Outside the club, shirts and scarves were placed inside a ring of candles.
The 28-year-old father-three-she married Liverpool with Portugal and Premier League this year to marry his long-term fellow Route Cardso, 11 days before the won accident.
He was traveling to Liverpool for pre-seasons training, causing a car and boat travel as he had a minor surgery and was advised to fly.
Liverpool said that his death was a “tragedy that moves to the club”.
Fans also unhappy outside the club’s Enfield Stadium.
Former captain Jordan Henderson was seen in tears because he had garlanded a garland, with a card that wrote: “With his brother Andre, rest my friend peacefully. We will all remember you.”
On Friday evening, there was also a touch moment in the reunion gig of Oasis, when Jota’s image appeared on screen at the end of Live Forever, applause around Cardiff’s princely stadium.
Liverpool striker Mohammad Salah admitted that he was returning to the club in view of Jota’s death.
Salah wrote in a post on social media, “I am really lost for words. Till yesterday, I never thought that something would happen that would scare me from going back to Liverpool after a break.”
A delegation of Liverpool’s City Rotation Club Everton – Born in Portugal, included Beto and Yusuf Chermati – also participated and left flowers outside the Enfield.
Former Liverpool Councilor Peter Millia – a house and far regular who came to pay his honor – told the BBC: “There was something about him as a player when he first came to us that he became a quick hit.
“He was one of the players you can easily take, because the way he scored himself on the pitch and he made important goals.”
Mr. Millia said that some fans of Enfield were broken into the rendering of chanting, paying their honors.
“I am sure we will hear it loud and clearly in the Vambali for the Community Shield and we will hear it first for the pre-season game in Preston, you know that it will be sung around the field against athletic bilbao and then during the rest of the season and perhaps even more forever.
Somewhere else, fans left flowers, scarves and shirts outside the Volvs Molinux Stadium, where Jota played before his move to Enfield.
In Wimbledon, Portuguese tennis player Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon to pass his countrymen.
A one minute silence was held in the women’s Euro 2025 game between Denmark and Sweden.
Liverpool has canceled the pre-season fitness test which was going to be held today for some players as a result of yesterday’s news. A phased return of training will now begin from Monday.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10:00 pm at Igraya Matris de Gondomar at Sao Cosme in Gondomar.