Liverpool are to permanently retire the number 20 worn by Portuguese international Diogo Jota, after his death in a car crash in Spain last week, the Premier League champions announced on Friday (Jul 11).

Liverpool will retire their No20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota, who died tragically in a car crash along with his brother Andre Silva. The Reds liaised with Jota’s wife Rute Cardoso and the player’s family, announcing that the forward “will forever be Liverpool’s No20”.

Liverpool has retired the No. 20 shirt worn by Diogo Jota following his death in a car crash last week. The 28-year-old Jota died along with his brother Andre Silva, also a soccer player, near the northwestern city of Zamora, Spain.