Liverpool retire No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota after forward’s death

Number will no longer be used across all club’s teams.

Fans sign a mural in memory of Liverpool player Diogo Jota, on Sybil Road near Anfield. The club, as well as fans and football as a whole, are in mourning after the 28-year-old Portugal Diogo Jota his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in Spain on Thursday 3rd July. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Liverpool have permanently retired their No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash alongside his brother, André Silva, last week. 

The club have announced that the No 20 will no longer be used across all levels of the club, including the men’s team, the women’s team and through academy levels.