Soccer-Jota's sons to join mascots for Liverpool v Wolves at Anfield: report


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - August 15, 2025 A mural in memory of Liverpool's Diogo Jota is pictured outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Peter Powell

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Diogo ‌Jota's two sons will join ‌the mascots at Anfield when Liverpool face ‌Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday, The Times reported.

Portuguese forward Jota, who played for ‍both Premier League clubs, ‍died in a ‌car crash alongside his younger brother in July ‍in ​northwestern Spain. He was 28.

Liverpool did not immediately respond to ⁠a request for confirmation from Reuters ‌sent outside normal UK business hours.

Jota joined Wolves ⁠on loan ‍from Atletico Madrid in 2017 and made a permanent move to the club the ‍following year. He then ‌signed a five-year deal in 2020 with Liverpool, where he won the league title earlier this year.

Saturday's match marks the first time Liverpool and Wolves have met since Jota's death.

Jota's wife Rute Cardoso and ‌her two sons, Dinis and Duarte, were present for the Premier League home openers for ​both Liverpool and Wolves in August.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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