Wimbledon to break 148-year-old dress code rule to honour Diogo Jota after tragic death

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In a historic exception to its 148-year-old tradition, Wimbledon will allow players to wear black armbands in memory of Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota.

Wimbledon is renowned for its strict all-white dress code, a hallmark of the tournaments’s heritage and prestige for more than a century.

According to the reports, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, which hosts the tournament, will permit the players to wear black armbands during matches as a mark of respect and solidarity with the wider sports community.

Diogo Jota lost his life in a car accident on Thursday in Spain at the age of 28. At the time of the accident, Jota was with his brother in the car.

Jota began his football career in his hometown of Porto in Portugal, where he played for the Pacos de Ferreira academy before joining Atletico Madrid in the Spanish League in 2016.

However, he never played for Atletico Madrid and later returned to Porto on loan. In 2018, the Portuguese player was signed by the Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, also known as Wolves, and for the next two years, he was under the fellow Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Recently, in May this year, Jota was part of the Portugal side which won the UEFA Nations League, defeating Spain in penalties and winning their second Nations League title.

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