Mexico striker Ral Jimnez made a pair of touching tributes to his late teammate Diogo Jota during the Concacaf Gold Cup final at NRG Stadium in Houston on kickoff, Jimnez walked onto the pitch wearing a Mexico jersey with the name "Diogo J" on the back. Jimnez was teammates with the Portuguese forward for two seasons at Wolverhampton Wanderers when the club was in the Premier and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were driving in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. Jota was 28 years old and his brother, Andr, was 25."Diogo was a great friend who was with me at Wolves. There were times that we stayed in communication https://www.canadafanstore.com/collections/cyle-larin-jersey, we shared wonderful moments aside from the important things we were chasing for that time. It is hard to see this, someone so close to you who was a great friend, " Jimenez said , when Jimnez scored the equalizer for Mexico against the United States in the 27th minute, Jimnez sat down and did Jota's signature celebration, which involves sitting down and playing with an imaginary gaming controller. Jimnez also draped the custom Mexico jersey with Jota's name on the back over his crossed legs. Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembl did the same after his goal at the FIFA Club World Cup https://www.canadafanstore.com/collections/joel-waterman-jersey, as did Real Salt Lake winger Diogo Gonalves, who came up in Portugal's youth ranks with the celebrationDiogo Jota was more than a massive fan of EA Sports FC ; he was an accomplished player. In April 2020, Jota famously went 30-0 in FUT Champions, the premier competition in EA Sports FC's Ultimate Team. As a result of his undefeated record, Jota was ranked among the Top 20 players in the world and it didn't stop qualified for the FIFA Global Series Qualifier one of the fiercest FIFA competitions in Europe in 2022. He lost to 2017 world champion Gorilla in his tournament debut, but was heralded for holding his own.