Chelsea decides to donate part of the club’s world cup prizes to the family of Diogo Jota

Chelsea has formalized a gesture of solidarity involving part of the award received for winning the Club World Cup. For the first time, the tournament champion, the English club decided to allocate a significant slice of the prize to the relatives of Diogo Jota and André Silva, brothers who died in a car accident in Spain at the beginning of July.

Revealed by the basic categories of Paços de Ferreira and consolidated in Liverpool since 2020, Diogo Jota has played 182 games with the Reds shirt and scored 65 goals. Next to his brother, even a player, he was heading to England when the vehicle where they had lost control after a burst of rubber during a overtaking in the Zamora region. The accident, which occurred around 0:30 local time (19:30 Brasilia), caused a fire and both died on the scene.

According to Athletic, Chelsea collected around 100 million euros ($ 630 million) for winning the World Cup. The amount of 13.2 million euros (about R $ 83 million), equivalent to the part received by each athlete of the cast, will be transmitted to Jota’s relatives. The decision was the result of an agreement between the board, the cast and the coaching staff, led by Enzo Maresca.

In fact, the impact of the tragedy was present during the blues campaign. The striker Pedro Neto, Joata’s personal friend, paid tribute to his partner while entering the field with an allusive shirt and did not contain tears in the minute of silence before departure against Palmeiras, in the quarterfinals. The gesture was widely advertised and moved the fans and professional colleagues.

Meanwhile, Liverpool has also confirmed actions to support the attacker family. The club will maintain the complete payment of salaries and bonuses provided by contract until the end of the bond, which would end up in two years. In addition, T -shirt 20 will be withdrawn as a tribute form and the fans organize a special mosaic for debut in the Premier League.

In the trajectory that brought Chelsea to the world title, the team passed the Palmeiras in the quarterfinals, eliminated Fluminense in the semifinal and ensured the cup by beating Paris Saint-Germain in the decision. The historical result, although marked with celebrations, was also surrounded by a strong emotional component.

According to the reports of the English press, the tribute was well accepted by the football community and represents, according to the people close to the club, an attempt to transform pain into a concrete gesture of respect and memory.

Source: Terra

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