Oasis pay poignant tribute to late Liverpool star Diogo Jota during Live Forever in huge reunion gig
The Portuguese footballer and his brother Andre Silva were both tragically killed in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday. As the Mancunian band played Live Forever, during the first of their reformation gigs in Cardiff tonight, an image of Jota's number 20 Liverpool shirt flashed onto the big screen.
Our reporter Dianne Bourne is in the Principality Stadium for the gig and described it as a 'beautifully poignant tribute to Diogo Jota as his LFC shirt flashed on to screen'.
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Jota's funeral is set to take place tomorrow. Liverpool FC, as well as fans and football as a whole, are in mourning after the 28-year-old's death.
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Mohamed Salah, one of the last players to share his grief on social media, admitted he was dreading returning to the club in the wake of Jota's shock death.
Some players were due back on Friday to begin the preliminaries of pre-season testing, but the first tranche of a phased return was postponed as everyone at the club continues to try to come to terms with the tragedy.
Live Forever and a beautifully poignant tribute to Diogo Jota as his LFC shirt flashed on to screen @oasis pic.twitter.com/3zAVkkQOHi
— Dianne Bourne (@diannebourne) July 4, 2025
'I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break,' Salah wrote on social media.
'Team-mates come and go but not like this. It's going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won't be there when we go back.
'My thoughts are with his wife, his children, and of course his parents who suddenly lost their children.
'Those close to Diogo and his brother Andre need all the support they can get. They will never be forgotten.'
It is believed a flight to Portugal has been chartered by the club. Reports in Portugal say the players, most of whom are still on summer holiday, are expected to attend, but Liverpool have yet to confirm arrangements.
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Mourners gathered for a wake at the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Friday, ahead of the brothers' funeral at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme at 10am on Saturday.
Initially held in private for family – Jota leaves a newly-married wife Rute and three young children – it was later opened up to the public, with hundreds queuing outside the chapel.
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes was among a number of club staff to attend the chapel, along with Manchester United's Portugal international Diogo Dalot.
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