Liverpool's incredible gesture to Diogo Jota's widow Rute Cardoso and their three children

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Jota, 28, and Andre, 25, lost their lives in the early hours of July 3, 2025 when their vehicle veered off the road whilst they were travelling from Spain back to Liverpool.The Portuguese international leaves behind his wife, Rute Cardoso, whom he had wed just 11 days before the accident, along with their three children. 20 included retiring his shirt number and welcoming a vast display of floral tributes left by supporters outside Anfield.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz could make Liverpool return at Wolves as Arne Slot delivers positive injury newsREAD MORE: I played 189 Prem matches - now I sell paintings and have produced FA Cup Diogo Jota tributeLast September, head coach Arne Slot additionally revealed that Fenway Sports Group would honour the remainder of the striker's contract in full, paying it to Rute and their children.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

The striker had signed a contract extension with Liverpool in 2022 worth £140,000 per week, with two years remaining on the agreement at the time of his death.The remarkable gesture underlines just how valued Jota was by Liverpool. The 28-year-old's displays following his arrival from Wolves in 2020 contributed to Liverpool securing the FA Cup, League Cup and the Premier League.Back in September, Slot said: "The way the fans conducted themselves after that tragedy, how many flowers there were, all the memorials, I can almost get emotional thinking about it.

Maybe people think it's normal, but it is not in football."Liverpool and Wolves are set to face off in the FA Cup fifth round on Friday night. The FA Cup match marks the second encounter between Liverpool and Wolves this week.Slot's team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Rob Edwards's squad in the Premier League on Tuesday night.