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LFC FoundationLFC fans raise over £225,000 for community programme in Diogo Jota’s name
Supporters have raised over £225,000 to help fund a grassroots football programme in honour of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
Since the brother’s devastating passing three months ago, fans have been paying tribute by having ‘Diogo J. 20’ printed on the back of their shirts in official club stores or via official online store, or purchasing special commemorative t-shirts created by LFC Retail online or via the LFC Store app, with all profits going to LFC Foundation, the club’s official charity.
Both back of shirt printing and Jota tribute t-shirts are still available to purchase, with all profits continuing to go directly to the Foundation, following its committed to creating a grassroots football programme in Diogo’s name.
So far, a total of £226,995 has been raised, which will go directly to establishing and maintaining the community programme. Further details on what that grassroots football programme will look like will be shared in due course.
The club has previously provided details on how it will create other permanent tributes too. The thousands of floral tributes that were left outside Anfield after the tragedy in July are being composted and will be used in flower beds across all club sites, including Anfield, the AXA Training Centre and AXA Melwood Training Centre.
The remaining artefacts will be recycled by a specialist company and used to help create a permanent memorial sculpture that will become a future focal point of remembrance at Anfield.
A temporary area of reflection remains at the stadium so that visitors can continue to pay their respects.
