Emotional Diogo Jota tribute made by Liverpool and Wolves with widow and children

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Liverpool and Wolves paid tribute to Diogo Jota ahead of their clash, with the late Portuguese star's wife and children in attendance at Anfield. 15:58, Sat, Dec 27, 2025 Updated: 16:02, Sat, Dec 27, 2025 Diogo Jota's children as mascots (Image: Getty Images)Anfield was filled with poignant emotion as Liverpool and Wolves paid a heartfelt tribute to Diogo Jota, with his widow and children present.

Liverpool's former star, Jota, tragically lost his life in July following a car accident in Spain involving him and his younger brother, Andre Silva.At the age of 28, the Portuguese had dedicated the last five years of his life to playing for Liverpool, after three seasons with Wolves, where he played a key role in their promotion to the Premier League and qualification for Europe. During a minute's silence, two mosaics were unveiled across two stands, reading: 'DJ 20' and 'AS 30'.A banner on the Kop also stated: "Rute, Dinis, Duarte, Mafalda - Anfield will always be your home."Mafalda is Jota's one-year-old daughter.Rute was present at Molineux for Wolves' opening match against Manchester City, standing alongside the tearful parents of Jota and his long-time team-mate, Ruben Neves.The entire Wolves squad made a poignant visit to Anfield on Boxing Day to pay their respects at Jota's memorial outside the stadium, with interim executive chairman Nathan Shi, head coach Rob Edwards and goalkeeper Jose Sa laying wreaths.Rute Cardoso, wife of former Liverpool and Wolves player, Diogo Jota (Image: Getty Images)Liverpool supporters regularly honour Jota by singing his chant in the 20th minute of each game, reflecting his shirt number which has been retired as a tribute to the forward.Reflecting on a tumultuous year at Liverpool in his programme notes, head coach Arne Slot expressed his thoughts for Jota's family: "Doing so leads me to think especially of the family of Diogo Jota on what will be their first Christmas without him," he wrote."It is not my place to tell them where they should look for comfort - if that is even possible - but I can only hope that the feeling of love and affection that Diogo still generates brings them some solace."The sense of loss will be particularly strong on Saturday, of course, as it will be the first time that Diogo's two English teams will meet since his tragic passing.

Like us, Wolves were clearly very affected by the loss of such a special player and person so my thoughts continue to be with them also."In his notes, Liverpool's captain Virgil van Dijk penned: "The loss of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in July was something none of us could ever have prepared for, and something all of us are still coming to terms with. Our thoughts, as ever, remain with Diogo and Andre's family.