Liverpool are to permanently retire the number 20 worn by Portuguese international Diogo Jota, after his death in a car crash in Spain last week, the Premier League champions announced on Friday.

Coaching staff and players at Wolverhampton Wanderers have paid their respects to former team-mate Diogo Jota.The 28-year-old, who left the club to join Liverpool in 2020, died alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident in the Spanish province of Zamora on 3 July.

After taking the wicket of Jamie Smith on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test against England at Lords on Friday, Mohammed Siraj honoured the late Diogo Jota after the Liverpool and Portugal footballer passed away in a fatal car crash last Thursday.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was driving and likely speeding when his car crashed in Spain on Thursday, killing him and his younger brother, according to a preliminary police investigation.