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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Thiago Rabelo

‘We fought to achieve our dreams’: Fabinho on Diogo Jota and leaving Liverpool

Fabinho in pre-season action
Fabinho left Liverpool in 2023 to join Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Gualter Fatia/Getty Images

Fabinho attended Diogo Jota’s funeral unable to believe it was all true. His Portuguese friend, with whom he played for three years at Liverpool, had died in a tragic accident alongside André Silva, his brother. The Brazilian found himself reflecting extensively on life and how everything can be lost in a fleeting moment.

“It was very difficult to absorb because he had a routine and a life just like mine,” Fabinho says. “When that happens, you put yourself in that situation. We’ve lived through a period together. We fought to achieve our dreams. Professional dreams, but personal dreams too. We had a lot in common. And then you think about it. There’s no way round it. It makes you think that life is but a breath.”

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