Liverpool raise more than £226,000 for grassroots programme honouring Diogo Jota

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Liverpool supporters have raised more than £226,000 to help fund a grassroots football programme in honour of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. The club, in partnership with Jota’s family, retired his No.

20 across all levels of the football club in the late striker’s honour. 20 shirt is still available for purchase with profits going to the LFC Foundation to help create a grassroots football programme in Jota’s name.

Supporters can continue to have Jota’s name printed on the back of their shirts or purchase commemorative T-shirts from club stores, with all profits to go to the special programme. Thousands of floral tributes that were left at Anfield are also to be composted and used in flower beds across all club sites.