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Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
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- Daily Mirror
Man Utd trio including Ruben Amorim lay poignant Diogo Jota tribute at Anfield
Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot visited Anfield on Monday to lay a wreath in remembrance of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva following their tragic deaths Manchester United's Portuguese trio travelled to Anfield to pay their respects to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva on Monday. United manager Ruben Amorim, captain Bruno Fernandes and defender Diogo Dalot added a wreath to the hundreds outside Liverpool 's stadium. Liverpool star Jota, 28, died alongside his 25-year-old brother in a horrific car crash in Spain earlier this month. Their deaths have shocked the footballing world, prompting an outpouring of emotion that has gone well beyond club rivalries. Both Fernandes and Dalot attended the funerals of their Portuguese compatriots in their homeland on July 5 and were then given additional time off by United. They were part of the Portugal squad, alongside Jota, who won the Nations League, beating Spain on penalties in the final. They were accompanied by Amorim to lay a wreath with red and white flowers, with a note which read: 'Rest in peace, Diogo and Andre. With deepest condolences from everyone at Manchester United.' Wearing dark clothes, the trio added the United wreath to the masses of flowers and mementos that have been left by Liverpool fans and members of the public outside Anfield. It comes after Liverpool played their first game since the tragic news, facing Preston in a pre-season friendly at Deepdale. The Reds, who have retired Jota's No.20 shirt number, won the game on Sunday 3-1 thanks to goals from Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo amid emotional scenes. "Nothing seems to be important if we think of what has happened," said Slot ahead of the game. "But we are a football club and we need to train and we need to play again, if we want it or not. "What I've said to the players, I can say it here as well. It's very difficult to find the right words because we constantly debate what is appropriate. What is appropriate in our actions? What is appropriate [for] what we have to say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we be angry if there's a wrong decision? "And I've said to them, maybe the best thing for us to do is handle this situation like Jota was. And what I meant with that is that Jota was always himself, it didn't matter if he was talking to me, to his teammates, to the staff, he was always himself.' Fernandes paid tribute to Jota on social media in the aftermath of the car crash. "Friend, colleague and companion in a thousand battles," he wrote on social media. "It is difficult to understand how it is possible for someone to leave so soon. May you and your brother find the peace you need to look after those you lost so soon and suddenly. My condolences to your entire family." Meanwhile, Dalot wrote: "Devastating... speechless... much strength to the family." Other United players shared their condolences too. Harry Maguire wrote: 'So sad. RIP. Heartbreaking.' Mason Mount added: 'Absolutely devastating news. Rest in peace Diogo and Andre. Deepest condolences and thoughts are with the family.' Amad wrote: 'My sincere condolences to Jota's Family and his Wife. We are all devastated by this news. May their souls rest in peace.' Joshua Zirkzee said: "Unbelievable news... rest in perfect paradise, prayers to your loved ones."
ITV News
9 hours ago
- Sport
- ITV News
Liverpool pay emotional tribute to Diogo Jota at Preston friendly
Liverpool FC players and staff have paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota as they chanted his name for seven minutes following their match against Preston. The game was Liverpool's first since the Jota, and his brother Andre Silva, were killed in a car accident in Spain on 3 July. Before kick-off a rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and Preston's club song 'Can't Help Falling In Love With You' was performed by Claudio Rose Maguire, wife of former Preston player Sean. As Maguire sang Liverpool's anthem, Preston captain Ben Whiteman laid a wreath in front of the visiting fans, with the Bill Shankly Kop dominated by banners and scarves bearing Jota's name. Liverpool supporters had sung the first of many renditions of his song 20 minutes before kick-off. There had been questions over whether the pre-season friendly at Deepdale would go ahead as Liverpool players – several of whom attended the funeral of the two brothers in Portugal – were given extra time before reporting for pre-season training, but it became an opportunity to honour their memories. Jota, 28, and Silva, 25, were killed when a tyre on the car in which they were travelling burst in Zamora, northern Spain. Jota's death came just 11 days after the father of three had married his long-time partner Rute. On the pitch Liverpool eased to a 3-1 win through goals from Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo but thoughts of Jota and Silva remained at the forefront throughout the day. Fan rose again to sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' 20 minutes into the match - marking the squad number that Liverpool have since retired - with supporters in all four stands at Deepdale rising to their feet to join the applause. 'We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go,' boss Arne Slot said on the club website. 'To retire his shirt is the one thing we could, should and have done… 'I think what I take comfort in (is that) in the last month of his life he was a champion in everything. A champion for his family, which is the main and most important thing, because he got married. 'A champion for his country because he won the Nations League, (with) a country that he cared about so much, because he also wore the flag when we had celebrations. And of course a champion for us by winning the Premier League.' Mohamed Salah, captain of a young Liverpool side that started the game, looked visibly moved by the moment as an image of the brothers – together at Porto in their youth – was shown on the big screen inside the stadium. And when Nunez scored Liverpool's second early in the second half, he delivered two of Jota's celebrations – first the shark gesture Jota gave when he scored against Everton at Goodison Park, then another imitating playing video games. Asked about the decision to continue the game, Slot said: 'Nothing seems to be important if we think of what has happened. But we are a football club and we need to train and we need to play again, if we want it or not. 'It's very difficult to find the right words because we constantly debate what is appropriate. What is appropriate in our actions? What is appropriate (for) what we have to say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we be angry if there's a wrong decision? 'And I've said to them, maybe the best thing for us to do is handle this situation like Jota. And what I meant with that is that Jota was always himself, it didn't matter if he was talking to me, to his team-mates, to the staff, he was always himself. So let us try to be ourselves as well.' Bradley opened the scoring in the 34th minute, prodding in at the back post after neat work from Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa, and half-time substitute Nunez pounced on a mistake from Jordan Storey to score the second eight minutes into the second half. Eight minutes from time Preston substitute Liam Lindsay headed past his former team-mate Freddie Woodman, who joined Liverpool from North End at the start of the month, but it felt right for Liverpool to have the final say through Gakpo.
Bangkok Post
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Bangkok Post
Liverpool honour 'champion' Jota in return to action at Preston
LIVERPOOL - Diogo Jota was hailed "a champion" on Sunday by Liverpool manager Arne Slot as the Reds returned to the field for the first time since the Portuguese's death in a pre-season friendly at Preston. Father of three Jota, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, died alongside his brother Andre Silva on July 3 after their car came off the road and burst into flames in northern Spain. A rendition of Liverpool's anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" was played before kick-off at Deepdale and Preston captain Ben Whiteman laid a wreath in front of the away supporters. A minute's silence was then observed and both teams wore black armbands. "I think what I take comfort in is that in the last month of his life he was a champion in everything," Slot said in an interview ahead of the match. "A champion for his family, which is the main and most important thing, because he got married. "A champion for his country because he won the Nations League with a country that he cared about so much, because he also wore the flag when we had celebrations. "And of course a champion for us by winning the Premier League." Mohamed Salah was among the Liverpool starting line-up and captain for the day as other first-team stars such as Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson were left out of the playing squad but were still in attendance. Multiple renditions of Jota's song, proclaiming him to be better than Portugal legend Figo, were belted out by the Liverpool support before a ball was even kicked. In the crowd, flags emblazoned with "forever our number 20" paid tribute to the man from just outside Porto, who died at just 28. Liverpool announced on Friday that the club will retire Jota's number 20 in his memory. Earlier this week Slot and his wife joined several players in attending the tributes that have appeared to Jota and his brother outside Anfield. "We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go," added Slot. "Nothing seems to be important if we think of what has happened. It's very difficult to find the right words because we constantly debate what is appropriate. "I've said to them (the players), maybe the best thing for us to do is handle this situation like Jota was. "And what I meant with that is that Jota was always himself.
CBC
17 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canada defeats Thailand in 5 sets at Nations League tournament
Canada finishes strong with a 17-25, 25-23, 30-28, 23-25, 15-13 (3-2) victory over Thailand Sunday at FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League in Arlington, Texas.
Qatar Tribune
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Germany hold crisis meeting to regroup for Euros quarter-final
dpa Zurich Record champions Germany held a crisis meeting on Sunday as they need to regroup from their biggest defeat in Euros history and turn their attention to the quarter-finals. Germany were crushed 4-1 by Sweden and had Carlotta Wamser sent off in a defensive meltdown on Saturday. Improvement will be needed if the eight-time champions want to advance on Saturday where strong France could be their quarter-final opponents. 'We already sat down this morning as a team,' midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken said, adding that 'there will definitely be changes' in the line-up. Playmaker Laura Freigang vowed: 'We have seven days to prepare and we will make use of them. 'Of course it brings you back down to earth. It's the kind of day you'd prefer not to have during a European championship. But I'd rather have it today than any other day because now we have knock-out games,' she added. Coach Christian Wück gave the players the rest of Sunday and Monday off before having to act as crisis manager in his first big tournament with the team. But he said defiantly: 'We are down but we will get up again. We will shake it off and then go into this quarter-final with joy and courage. No matter against whom - whether it's France or England or the Netherlands. Wück's main task will be to regain defensive stability as the back line collapsed even before Wamser's red card because Sweden had already reversed an early German lead from Jule Brand through Stina Blackstenius and Smilla Holmberg. Wamser's handball for which she saw red resulted in Fridolina Rolfö`s penalty for 3-1 in the 34th, and Sweden got as fourth from Lisa Hurtig with 10 minutes left. Wück will have to make changes at the back but doesn't have a lot of options. The suspended right back Wamser was already playing in place of captain Giulia Gwinn, who suffered a tournament-ending knee injury in their opening 2-1 win over Poland. The coach rules out a major system change after the high pressing approach backfired badly against the Swedes. 'We must not make the mistake of blaming or pillorying parts of the team now. I think it would be wrong to say that we only want to react now and only want to destroy,' he said. Captain Janina Minge also warned against rigorous defensive tactics, insisting: 'I don't think we should change our entire system now.' Saturday's defeat means that Germany now face a much more difficult path in their bid to reach the July 27 final than if they had won on Saturday to finish top of their group. France, who have impressed in Switzerland and beat Germany in last year's Nations League semi-finals are the likely opponent. A potential semi-final could be against world champions Spain who have been the best team so far at the Euros. Sweden, by contrast, will probably face title holders England or the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, and if they advance the winner of Norway v Italy.
