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Tom Gott

Virgil van Dijk Hits Out Over Disrupted Diogo Jota Tribute in Community Shield

A minute’s silence in memory of Diogo Jota had to be cut short. | IMAGO/Paul Marriott

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk has expressed his disappointment towards fans who disrupted the minute’s silence in memory of Diogo Jota before Sunday’s Community Shield.

Both Liverpool and Crystal Palace gathered around the centre circle for what was supposed to be a minute of memory to Jota, who passed away alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car accident earlier this summer. Unfortunately, the silent tribute had to be cut short after noise from a number of supporters in the Palace end sparked a frustrated response which soon turned into deafening boos.

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