Trent Alexander-Arnold has damaged his silence following his absence from the funeral ceremony of his former teammate at Liverpool, Diogo Jota, who lately handed away in a automotive crash.
Softfootball can verify that the England star, who left boyhood membership Liverpool for Actual Madrid firstly of June, was unable to attend his former team-mates’ funeral on Saturday because of the Spanish giants’ participation within the ongoing Membership World Cup in the US.
In a tweet posted by DAZN soccer on X, Trent Alexander-Arnold admitted that it was arduous to carry out throughout Actual Madrid’s 3-2 win towards Borussia Dortmund following the dying of his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota.
“My condolences, my love, my ideas and prayers to the household of a detailed pal of mine,”
“It’s been very very tough for me personally, and likewise those that knew him. Not simply team-mates, family and friends, but additionally the footballing world.
“Some issues are larger than the sport. It’s been tough, however it’s been heartwarming to see the soccer world unite to indicate love and assist to him and his household, and likewise his brother. Though it’s been tough, it’s been a pleasant displaying out from golf equipment and other people uniting and displaying love and assist for what should be a mind-blowingly arduous time for his household.”
Alexander-Arnold added:
“I’ve been in and round him and his brother, his household, his superb spouse, his dad and mom, his superb three youngsters – it’s actually heartbreaking to get up to information like that. It’s one thing you’ll by no means anticipate.”
“He was a really shut pal. Somebody who lit up a room when he was in it. I shared a dressing room with him for 5 years. Superb reminiscences on and off the pitch. It goes with out saying he won’t ever be forgotten by anybody.
“He’ll dwell lengthy in all our reminiscences for the superb man and participant he was.”
Liverpool’s squad got here collectively in mourning as they joined household, associates, and worldwide teammates to bid farewell to their beloved colleague at his funeral in Gondomar on Saturday.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and team-mate Andy Robertson paid homage by carrying purple floral tributes donned with the brothers’ respective shirt numbers. In a solemn present of respect, head coach Arne Slot, a lot of the first-team, and distinguished figures, together with Michael Edwards, pivotal in Jota’s switch from Wolves to Liverpool in 2020 and now a part of Fenway Sports activities Group, had been current alongside sporting director Richard Hughes and head physio Lee Nobes.
The 28-year-old father-of-three, lately wedded to Rute Cardoso, and his late brother Andre Silva had been commemorated on the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, close to Porto, after dropping their lives in a tragic automotive accident on Thursday.
Softfootball had beforehand reported that Ousmane Dembélé Paid Emotional Tribute to Diogo Jota After Scoring in Membership World Cup.
Paris Saint-Germain celebrity Ousmane Dembélé paid a touching tribute to the late Diogo Jota after scoring in PSG’s 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich on the FIFA Membership World Cup.
Dembélé got here into the sport with PSG defending a one-goal lead and struck in additional time to seal the win and assure the Parisians a spot within the semi-finals.
After scoring the decisive objective, Dembélé recreated Jota’s iconic celebration, the identical one Jota made after scoring a dramatic 94th-minute winner in Liverpool’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham again in 2023.
