Hundreds come together to pay tribute to Diogo Jota in ceremony
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Karamjit Singh(centre), saying prayers for Diogo Jota at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Sikh Community Centre,w ith Ranjit Singh Gill(Chairman) and Harpreet Singh Sodhi (Secretary) 6th & 4th from right(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)Hundreds came together to pay tribute to Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva following their deaths earlier this summer.
The pair tragically died in a car crash in Spain on July 3, 2025.
The forward had been driving to catch a ferry back to the UK ahead of joining up with his Liverpool teammates for preseason training when tragedy struck.
Diogo Jota joined Liverpool FC from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2020 in a £45m deal.
Following the news, the football world came together.
After consultation with the family, Liverpool FC took the decision to permanently retire the number 20 shirt Jota made his own since joining in 2020.
The retirement will apply to the club at all levels, including the men’s first team, the women’s team, and the Reds’ various academy sides.
Liverpool has never retired a shirt number before, with Jota posthumously receiving the honour as the club pays a unique tribute to a unique player.
The club has taken the decision, with the move not only a reflection of Jota’s contributions to Liverpool as a player, which saw him help the Reds win the Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup in five years at Anfield, but also the profound personal impact he made on teammates, colleagues, and supporters.
Today saw hundreds gather at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara on Wellington Avenue to pay their respects to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre.
Karamjit Singh, saying prayers for Diogo Jota at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Sikh Community Centre(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
The Sikh community in Liverpool gathered between 11am and 3pm where the programme included kirtan (devotional singing), ardas (prayer), and reflections, as the congregation paid tribute to Jota’s life and the joy he brought to others.
Many members of the Sikh community in the city are Liverpool fans, Harpeet Singh Sodhi told the ECHO.
The secretary for the Sikh centre told the ECHO: "Most of the people here are Liverpool fans, so it is very sad for us, and that's why this is what we wanted to do.
"This is something that we do when a member in our community dies.
It is nearly finished now; it's very sad.
Prayers for Diogo Jota at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Sikh Community Centre, with Ranjit Singh Gill(Chairman)far left, and Harpreet Singh Sodhi (Secretary) 4th left(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
"People have come together in this hard time for Jota's family.
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"The Sikh community is always there for any loss, and this is a big loss for Liverpool.
I'm a Liverpool fan as well, so it has been a big loss for us."
He continued: "All of the community, 300-400 people, will come here today so they can pray for him; they'll spend 10 to 15 minutes here."