LiveFootball.com, July 4th – FIFA has announced that a minute of silence will be observed before the quarter-final match of the Club World Cup to pay tribute to Jota brothers. The FIFA headquarters will also lower its flag by half-mast in their honor.
FIFA has expressed its condolences for the passing of Jota and his brother, and stated:
The Club World Cup quarter-finals are scheduled for Friday, July 4th, and Saturday, July 5th. Each match will feature a minute of silence, with the International Football Federation headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, lowering its flag by half-mast in their memory.
Jota, 28, passed away in a car accident in Spain early yesterday morning, leaving his Liverpool forward and his brother André both deceased.