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Mexico's Raul Jimenez Honors Former Teammate Diogo Jota in Gold Cup Final

Mexico forward Raul Jimenez (9) celebrates with the jersey honoring Liverpool forward Diogo Jota after scoring a goal. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

It has not been an easy week for the world of soccer in the wake of the deaths of Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva. Yet the world’s game has come together in mourning across every corner of the globe. 

As Mexico took on the U.S. men’s national team in the Concacaf Gold Cup final, striker Raúl Jiménez honored Jota ahead of kickoff, wearing “Diogo J” and Jota’s No. 20 as he walked out for the national anthems. 

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