{"id":14837,"date":"2025-07-05T20:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/alexander-arnold-diogo-jota-was-with-me-at-the-club-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:10:56","slug":"alexander-arnold-diogo-jota-was-with-me-at-the-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/alexander-arnold-diogo-jota-was-with-me-at-the-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander-Arnold: &#8220;Diogo Jota was with me&#8221; at the Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. &#8211; Soccer player Trent Alexander-Arnold shared his feelings after the Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund Club World Cup quarter-final match, a match marked by the recent loss of his friend and former Liverpool teammate, Diogo Jota.\n\nJota, 28 years old, died in a car accident along with his brother Andr\u00e9 Silva. The funeral, held on Saturday, was attended by several Liverpool players and members of the Portuguese national team, including R\u00faben Neves and Jo\u00e3o Cancelo.\n\nAlexander-Arnold, who shared a locker room with Jota for years at Liverpool, expressed that the match was emotionally challenging.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I want to send my condolences, my thoughts and prayers to a close friend. I shared five years in the locker room with him and it is evident that he will never be forgotten by anyone. He will live on in our memories.<\/p><cite>Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe footballer also highlighted the importance of fulfilling his responsibilities on the field, despite the circumstances.\n\nAt the end of the day, I had a job to do. I had to go out there and perform for the team, help win the game, no matter how difficult it was.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0705%2Fr1515419_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Trent Alexander-Arnold y Real Madrid rindieron homenaje a Diogo Jota y su hermano Andr\u00e9 Silva antes de su partido de cuartos de final del Mundial de Clubes.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Trent Alexander-Arnold y Real Madrid rindieron homenaje a Diogo Jota y su hermano Andr\u00e9 Silva antes de su partido de cuartos de final del Mundial de Clubes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nFurthermore, Alexander-Arnold mentioned that the reaction of the football world has been comforting in these difficult times.\n\nIt has been very difficult for everyone who knew him, but also very comforting to see the football world unite and show their love and support to his family and his brother.\n\nAlexander-Arnold concluded by highlighting the joy that Jota brought to his surroundings and the difficulty of the situation.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He was a very close friend, someone who lit up a room.<\/p><cite>Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/cite><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. &#8211; Soccer player Trent Alexander-Arnold shared his feelings after the Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund Club World Cup quarter-final match, a match marked by the recent loss of his friend and former Liverpool teammate, Diogo Jota. Jota, 28 years old, died in a car accident along with his brother Andr\u00e9 Silva. 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