Chelsea’s classy gesture for Diogo Jota’s family after Club World Cup win | OneFootball

Just over a month after the tragic passing of Diogo Jota and his brother André, the football world continues to rally around their family. Chelsea, fresh from winning the new FIFA Club World Cup held in the United States, has been at the forefront of a deeply humane initiative.

Chelsea, noble gesture for Diogo Jota’s family after Club World Cup victory

According to The Athletic, the players led by Enzo Maresca have chosen to donate part of their prize money to the family of the Portuguese striker.

The prize and the donation

With their triumph in the international tournament, the Blues earned 14 million euros, while each player received a personal bonus of around 430,000 euros. A significant portion of this amount will be donated to the family of Jota and André, with the aim of providing concrete support during such a profoundly painful time.

A loss that shook football

Diogo Jota and his brother André died in a car accident in Spain, a tragedy that deeply affected not only Liverpool, the club Jota played for, but the entire international football community.

Commemorative initiatives

Premier League: announced a minute of silence on all pitches on the opening day of the season.

Liverpool: will pay tribute to the two brothers with a commemorative mosaic during the opening match against Bournemouth and has decided to retire the number 20 shirt from the first team, the youth sector, and the women’s team.

A sign of unity and solidarity

Chelsea’s gesture represents a rare example of genuine solidarity in top-level football, where sporting rivalries give way to universal values such as respect and human closeness. In a summer of major transfers and media hype, this initiative brings the focus back to the strength of the group and the truest meaning of sport.

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