Gondomar, boyhood club of Jota and Silva, honour brothers with new kit

FIFA Club World Cup - Quarter Final - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - July 5, 2025 General view during a minutes silence in tribute to Liverpool's Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before the match REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

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The boyhood club of Portuguese footballers
Diogo Jota and Andre Silva have dedicated their kit for this season to the
brothers who died in a car crash on July 3 in Spain.
Fourth-tier Gondomar SC have imprinted
pictures of Liverpool and Portugal forward Jota and his brother Silva, who
played for Portuguese team Panafiel, on the front of their shirts.
The top of the back of the shirts bears the
two players' names under an infinity symbol.
"More than a jersey, a tribute
eternal," Gondomar SC, who play in the Campeonato de Portugal, said in a
social media post. "Because football is more than victories and goals,
it's legacy, it's family, it's love for our land.
"Our new jersey brings in the great
image of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, two sons of Gondomar who left
us too soon, but who will live forever in the history of our club and our football.
"Every time our athletes put on this
jersey, it's like stepping on the field with them."
Liverpool announced last month that their
players will wear a "Forever 20" emblem on their shirts and stadium
jackets this Premier League season.
After consultation with Jota's family,
his number 20 shirt will be retired across all levels of the Anfield
club, including the women's and academy teams.
Jota and Silva grew up in Gondomar, a town on the outskirts of Porto.
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