Diogo Jota's death brings football & tennis together; Wimbledon sheds 148-year-old dress code to honour Liverpool star
Updated 4 Jul 2025, 03:23 PM IST Wimbledon Championship and Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota (R) who died in a car crash in Spain.
For the first time in their 148-year-old history, Wimbledon is set to witness a relaxation in their all-white dress code as the players have been allowed by the organisers to wear black armbands at the All England Lawn Tennis Club as a tribute to Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash in Spain on July 3.
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