Liverpool postpone pre-season return following Jota death

By Daily Sports Nigeria on July 4, 2025

Liverpool have postponed the return of some players for pre-season training on Friday following the death of Reds forward Diogo Jota.

Those scheduled to come back from their summer break on Friday for an initial round of physical tests at the club's training ground will now do so on Monday as part of a phased return.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot's side have their first pre-season match against Preston North End on Sunday 13 July.

Jota, aged 28, tragically died in a car crash along with his brother Andre Silva, who was 25.

The Guardia Civil told BBC Sport both men died at about 00:30 local time on Thursday.

Jota was on his way back to Liverpool for pre-season and, as doctors had advised him against flying because he had undergone minor surgery, he was making the trip by car and ferry.

He married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, with who he had three children, just 11 days before the fatal crash.

 

Source BBC Sports

Posted July 4, 2025


 

You may also like...
Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa : Towering Strides...

Plateau, Enyimba, Rivers United, Kano Pillars Get Continental...

Abia Warriors, Heartland seek escape

Amokachi demands urgent pitch upgrades across Nigeria

Mancini Says Italy Must Overcome Anxiety

Atletico Held By Levante After Glaring Correa Miss...

 

Latest News Nnamdi wins Nigeria’s first NCAA javelin title Olise, Yamal headline stars at maiden W’Cup South Africa’s Williams hurt by lack of African support Rema, Lisa, Anitta shine at World Cup 2026 opening ceremony Balogun scores twice as US thrash Paraguay 4-1 in World Cup opener Ajayi, Ogazi win NCAA titles NOC Holds Sports Medicine Seminar For Female Medics In Benin City AFN VP pledges N1.6m reward for C’wealth Games trials Joshua warns Prenga ahead July 25 bout Nigeria’s World Cup absence a big miss – Terry NOC To Formally Launch Safeguarding Policy On June 16 Messi scores on injury return as Argentina beat Iceland in World Cup warm-up

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (63,855 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,186 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,129 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,706 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,605 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,497 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,342 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,899 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,085 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,580 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (48,024 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,459 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media