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Liverpool delaying pre-season return as football community grieves Jota death

Huge scale of Liverpool tributes to Jota at Anfield in drone footage

Liverpool Football Club has cancelled the phased return of players for pre-season training following the death of forward Diogo Jota.

Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva were tragically killed in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.

The club has postponed the initial physical tests for Arne Slot’s squad and is providing support to Jota’s family.

Tributes have poured in from Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot, teammates, and former manager Jurgen Klopp.

Liverpool has opened a book of condolence, lowered flags to half-mast, and suspended many club operations, while fans have created makeshift shrines at Anfield and Molineux.

### Liverpool postpone pre-season return following death of forward Diogo Jota

Liverpool postpone pre-season return following death of forward Diogo Jota

Liverpool postpone pre-season return following death of forward Diogo Jota

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