{"id":31426,"date":"2026-05-11T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/11\/liverpool-celebrates-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-with-special-anfield-tribute-statue\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:41","slug":"liverpool-celebrates-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-with-special-anfield-tribute-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/11\/liverpool-celebrates-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-with-special-anfield-tribute-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Celebrates Diogo Jota and His Brother with Special Anfield Tribute Statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/>Liverpool FC is set to honor the late Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, with a new memorial sculpture at Anfield. The sculpture, called &#8220;Forever 20,&#8221; will be placed on 97 Avenue, which became a special spot for fans to remember the brothers after their tragic deaths in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The design of the sculpture features a heart, inspired by Jota&#8217;s well-known goal celebration, and includes lyrics from a Liverpool fan chant celebrating both brothers. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement on the club&#8217;s website, Liverpool expressed that this tribute will &#8220;celebrate their lives, their bond, and the love felt by family, teammates, and fans worldwide.&#8221; The memorial aims to be a lasting symbol of love and unity, providing a space for reflection and remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture will be mounted on a stone base, showcasing Jota\u2019s retired No. 20 from one side and Silva&#8217;s No. 30 from the other, in memory of Silva&#8217;s time at FC Penafiel.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers lost their lives on July 3, 2025, when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a motorway in Spain and caught fire. At the time, Jota was just 28 years old and had made significant contributions to Liverpool&#8217;s success, including their Premier League title win in the 2024-25 season. Silva was 25.<\/p>\n<p>Their passing brought a wave of sorrow throughout the football community, leading to tributes from clubs, players, and fans across Europe and beyond. Liverpool has not yet shared a date for the sculpture&#8217;s official unveiling.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool FC is set to honor the late Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, with a new memorial sculpture at Anfield. The sculpture, called &#8220;Forever 20,&#8221; will be placed on 97 Avenue, which became a special spot for fans to remember the brothers after their tragic deaths in July 2025. The design of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[40831,40833,40829,40832,40827,40835,40830,40834,40828],"class_list":{"0":"post-31426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-andre-silva-liverpool-tribute","9":"tag-anfield-memorial-sculpture","10":"tag-diogo-jota-anfield-tribute","11":"tag-diogo-jota-liverpool-news","12":"tag-diogo-jota-memorial","13":"tag-diogo-jota-tribute-news","14":"tag-liverpool-diogo-jota-sculpture","15":"tag-liverpool-fc-diogo-jota","16":"tag-liverpool-forever-20-sculpture"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}