Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has echoed sentiments across the football community with a tribute to the late Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash on Thursday at 28-years-old.
In a quarterfinal Club World Cup match against Borussia Dortmund, the French superstar delivered a game-winning goal in extra time to lift Madrid 3-2 over its German opposition at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
With his head bowed for a moment, Mbappe then turned to celebrate with teammates Fran Garcia and Raul Asencio.
The tribute was to former Liverpool, Wolves, and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who tragically lost his life in a fatal car crash in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva just days before the match.
On the same day, PSG's Ousmane Dembele also paid tribute to Jota after scoring in a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich by copying the Portuguese star's goal-scoring celebration following his goal, which also came in extra time.
Jota also came on for Portugal during a 1-0 loss to France in a 2020 Nations League game.
The outpouring of support for Jota and Silva has stretched far beyond the Club World Cup
Their deaths have sparked tribute messages from clubs and celebrities around the world, including Liverpool, the Portuguese Football Federation, Tottenham Hotspur, LeBron James, Mohamed Saleh, and more.
The band Oasis paid tribute to Jota during their stadium tour and dedicated their 1995 track, Walkaway, to the Portuguese star
Liverpool was among the first to pay tribute to their player with a post that read, "Liverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss."
"We will continue to provide them with our full support." Teammates Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, and others paid tribute to Jota with social media posts
For more news relating to Spurs, visit our sister site Spurs Latest Live.