Some fans inside Wembley shouted during the minute’s silence held in memory of Diogo Jota before the Community Shield. It marked Liverpool‘s first competitive fixture since the death of the Portuguese forward, who was killed alongside his brother Andre in a car accident last month. It came just days after Jota had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso.
Before the start of Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace, there was supposed to be a minute’s silence in memory of Jota and his brother. However, it was cut short after just 10 seconds with a number of fans heard shouting from the stands. The interruption was met with loud boos from the Liverpool supporters in attendance at Wembley.
The vast majority of the crowd respected the silence and began to applaud when the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the silence
TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher was left disgusted by the noise, saying: “Why on earth there are a certain few inside the stadium who would spoil that moment is absolutely beyond me.”
Liverpool honoured Jota in their own way by making a touching addition to their kits for the Community Shield. The phrase ‘Forever 20’, a nod to the forward’s squad number, was etched on the inside of their playing shirts and stadium jackets.
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