Liverpool & Crystal Palace pay emotional tribute to Jota before Community Shield

Liverpool and Crystal Palace brought a sincere tribute to Diogo Jota for the community shield.

The star of the Reds died tragically in July in a car accident next to his brother Andre.

The death of Jota rocked the football world while a tribute was brought during the club's preview.

In anticipation of the season of the 2025/26 season in Wembley Stadium, a moment was taken to remember the attacker.

Liverpool -legend Ian Rush, FA chairman Debbie Hewitt and Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish put wreaths on the field for the supporters of the Reds.

As they brought the moving tribute, the fans sang an emotional representation of “Youll Never Walk Alone”.

Before resigned, there was a moment of silence when the respects were paid for Jota and his brother Andre.

In the crowd, many fans could be seen who wore Jota shirts and hold scarves with his face on.

Liverpool also wore a subtle nod to their former player in their kit.

The player's shirts were embroidered with “Forever 20” in reference to his team number.

Both teams also wore black bracelets in honor of him.

The Minute's Silence was interrupted by a minority of palace fans and then cut off, causing loud anger of Liverpool supporters.

After Jota's death this summer, many shared their condolences in the football world.

This included stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool manager Arne Slot and former star Phil Thomas.

Liverpool also took the moving decision to retire the NO20 shirt of Jota.

Darwin Nunez made his own tribute in the previous season victory at Preston North End as he did the iconic parties of his teammate.

Jota murals also surfaced in the city of Liverpool while fans honored him.

Jota played Wanderers in the Premier League for both the Reds and the Wolverhampton.

He enjoyed a career -filled career and won titles such as the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and the Championship.

He also won international awards at Portugal while lifting the Nations League titles twice.

Liverpool's Premier League title Last term qualified them for the Community Shield Match against FA Cup winner Crystal Palace.

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