The English Premier League club Chelsea is said to be donating part of his FIFA World Cup bonus to the family of Diogo Jota, who died tragically in a car accident last month.
Chelsea insured the title with a convincing 3-0 win over the UEFA Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain in the final. Earlier this year, the London Club also claimed its very first UEFA Conference League Crown.
According to AthleticsChelsea received a bonus pole of £ 11.4 million to be distributed equally among players who represented the club during the club World Cup. After internal discussions, it was decided that an equivalent payment would also be made to the Diogo Jota family, which would make the total donation around $ 500,000 (£ 368,184).
Jota, born in Porto, started his career in the youth arrangement of Paços de Ferreira before moving to Atlético Madrid in 2016. He later had a loan period in Porto and a permanent step to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
However, it was in Liverpool that Jota enjoyed his most successful spell, the FA Cup and League Cup won under Manager Jurgen Klopp and later the Premier League title under Arne Slot Ophef in the 2024/25 season. In tribute «Liverpool is no. 20 sweater» immortalized «.