Diogo Forever: Every Word, Every Memory
A complete collection of Anfield Index's Substack tributes to Diogo Jota, from the heart and for the record.
We’ve all been trying to find the words. Some wrote through the tears. Others hit record when silence felt heavier than speech. What follows is every piece of tribute content our team has shared in honour of Diogo Jota.
Each word, each memory, each story carries our grief, our admiration and our love for a player who gave everything and left far too soon.
This is our complete set of tributes so far. We will continue to update this post if more are added.
🎙️ Podcasts:
Diogo Forever: ChatG&G Tribute – Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon
Daily Red Podcast: RIP Diogo Jota – Dave Hendrick
📝 Written Tributes:
Retire The 20 Shirt: Diogo Jota Was, Is, and Always Will Be a Red
I keep thinking about something Steve McVeigh posted on Twitter yesterday; Jota didn’t leave. He wasn’t sold. He didn’t retire. He’s just... gone. And yet, somehow, he still feels here. I can’t stop seeing his face, that grin, those moments. The goals. The madness. The sheer Jota-ness of it all. It’s been over 24 hours now, but none of it feels real.
Gone Too Soon: For Diogo, For His Family
There are moments in life that stop you in your tracks. Moments that punch the air out of your lungs, that make everything else disappear, and remind you of what really matters. I experienced one of those moments yesterday morning.
Remembering Diogo Jota, The Quiet Fighter Who Lit Up Liverpool
There are no good mornings anymore. Not today. Maybe not for a while. Like many of you, I didn’t sleep last night. The thought of Diogo Jota’s parents, his wife Rute, and their three children kept looping in my head. It came in waves, and none of them gentle. What do you do with grief like this? What do you do when someone you never met feels like famil…
Diogo Jota’s Legacy: Frozen in Time, Forever Young
Diogo Jota should have been bouncing back into the training centre at Kirkby next week, aiming to get back to peak fitness and secure a role in Arne Slot’s revamped Liverpool team. Instead, the laughter, storytelling and joshing that characterises the beginning of pre-season will be muted. A huge vacuum has been left in the squad.
Rest in Peace Diogo Jota - Liverpool's Number 20
The sudden and heartbreaking passing of Diogo Jota, aged just 28, has left a scar across the heart of Liverpool and far beyond. In the early hours of Thursday, Jota and his younger brother were tragically killed in a car accident. The news hit us all for six, not only Liverpool supporters but the wider footballing world. One minute he was a hero on the …
Diogo Jota - The Whistle's Blown Far Too Soon
Finding it hard to write these words, fingers trembling as I type. Diogo Jota is gone. Just days after marrying the love of his life, standing proudly in a church with his new wife Rute and their three young children, he and his brother Andre are lost in a road accident in Spain. A family torn apart, futures stolen in silence.
Thank you to every reader and listener who’s shared these tributes, added their own thoughts, or simply taken a quiet moment with us to remember Diogo.
He’ll never walk alone.
Forever our number 20.