Liverpool players join mourners in Portugal for Diogo Jota’s funeral

• Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson among mourners

• Portugal forward Jota and his brother died in car crash

Liverpool players and staff have joined family and friends in Gondomar to pay their final respects to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva. The funerals are taking place in the brothers’ hometown in Portugal, where they were revered, with mourners travelling from around the world to say goodbye.

Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, whom the footballer had been married to for 11 days before his death, was greeted by family on Saturday morning before the event. The Liverpool head coach, Arne Slot, the captain, Virgil van Dijk, the defender Andrew Robertson, the midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, his former teammates Jordan Henderson and James Milner, and Manchester City’s Rúben Dias are among those in Portugal for the service. Continue reading...