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The touching two-word inspiration behind Liverpool's new Diogo Jota memorial

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Liverpool Football Club has unveiled a permanent memorial to Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva at Anfield, a year after the brothers' tragic deaths. Emma spent nine months designing and crafting the permanent tribute, weaving personal touches throughout the artwork, from supporters' scarves and shirts left at Jota's memorial to references to his trademark goal celebration.



Jota was a brother to Andre, but that's how his teammates described him as well. It's like a Mobius strip, it's never-ending." Those intertwined forms became the foundation of the sculpture, before Emma layered in more tributes celebrating Jota's life on and off the pitch.

Emma incorporated physical pieces of the tributes left by supporters in the days after Jota's death, so the fans themselves became part of the artwork. Emma added: "It's a celebration of his life; he was such a young, vibrant person.