LIVERPOOL REMEMBERS DIOGO JOTA AND ANDRÉ SILVA

Today, as every day, we remember Diogo Jota and André Silva, who tragically passed away one year ago.

Through immeasurable loss and incalculable pain, the impact they made and the legacies they left behind - not only within the footballing world, but in the hearts and minds of so many around the world - has shone through over the last 12 months.

All of our love, support, thoughts and prayers continue to be with Diogo and André's families, friends and all those whose lives were touched by them.

Forever in our hearts, forever our number 20 ❤️

- LFC

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THE RED WAY REPORT 2024-25: LFC REACHES GLOBAL.SUSTAINABILITY MILESTOANE

Liverpool FC has today published its latest The Red Way report, highlighting the club's continued commitment to building a better future for its people, planet and communities.

Launched in 2021, The Red Way is LFC's award-winning sustainability strategy.

This season's report highlights a major milestone, with LFC now aligning to all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This achievement comes through new work focused on 'Life Below Water' (SDG 14), recognising the critical importance of ocean health and its connection to climate, biodiversity and global wellbeing.

Last season, the club expanded its work into this area through its 'Reds for Blue' initiative, delivered in partnership with AXA and the Tara Ocean Foundation. The programme has helped to raise awareness of ocean health and sustainability, by engaging supporters, staff and young people through educational content and experiences.

The 2024-25 report shows how the club's work continues to grow, bringing together activity across the business to create positive change through collaboration, innovation and impactful action.

Environmental sustainability remains a key priority under the 'Our Planet' pillar. The club has achieved a 13 per cent reduction in overall carbon emissions compared to its 2019-20 baseline, while 96 per cent of operations are powered by clean energy.

In addition, emissions from football operations continue to be fully offset, and efforts to tackle travel-related impact remain in place – including the investment of sustainable aviation fuel for domestic team flights.

The club has also continued to enhance biodiversity across its sites, working with official groundskeeping partner Husqvarna to expand its use of robotic mowers, now maintaining 100 per cent of non-playing grass surfaces across our sites at the AXA and AXA Melwood Training Centres.

Across Anfield, more than 310,000 single-use items have been avoided through the expansion of reusables – including the introduction of reusable cups and food containers.

Under the 'Our People' pillar, LFC continues to use its platform to raise awareness of important issues. Its International Day of Persons with Disabilities campaign with Isaac Kearney helped drive a five-year high in global searches for Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

The club's official charity, LFC Foundation, also continues to make a real difference across our communities, both home and away. Last season, it supported 145,617 people, while generating a social value of £365.79 million and a social return on investment of £1:£13.79 over a five-year period.

The Red Way has also become more embedded across the wider LFC family. Sixty-seven per cent of partners are now aligned to, and are actively supporting, the strategy, while fan awareness has risen to 45 per cent, up from 14 per cent just two seasons before.

This progress has been recognised externally, with the club receiving a number of major sustainability awards over the course of the season – including ESG Programme of the Year, the Sport Positive Transformation Award and UEFA's Anti-Discrimination Award.

Jonathan Bamber, LFC's chief legal and external affairs officer and executive sponsor of The Red Way, said: "I'm delighted to introduce The Red Way report for the 2024-25 season, featuring some incredible achievements – including multiple award wins.

"When we launched The Red Way in 2021, we knew it would be the beginning of a journey like no other. This report highlights the progress we've made, as well as the challenges we continue to navigate as we work towards our long-term sustainability goals.

"Our commitment to building a better future for our people, our planet and our communities remains the foundation of our success, and our priority as we look ahead to the seasons to come."

Rishi Jain, director of impact at LFC, added: "I am immensely proud of the continued progress of The Red Way, particularly reaching alignment with all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

"This season, we've focused our efforts on key areas – including food, ocean health and resilience. These topics are critically important for the club, cut across every pillar of The Red Way, and offer meaningful opportunities to use our platform to create positive, global impact.

"Together with our colleagues, partners and supporters, we are already making strong progress, and we remain committed to going even further in the seasons ahead."

To learn more about The Red Way and view the full 2024-25 season report, visit here.

- Liverpool FC

LIVERPOOL SENDS ITS SUPPORT TO KEVIN KEEGAN

The thoughts and support of everyone at Liverpool FC and Forever Reds are with Kevin Keegan after he was diagnosed with cancer.

A legendary former Reds player, Keegan scored 100 goals in 323 appearances during a six-year spell at Anfield, with his honours at the club including three league titles, a European Cup, two UEFA Cups and an FA Cup.

In a statement today, the Keegan family said: "Kevin was recently admitted to hospital for further evaluation of ongoing abdominal symptoms.

"These investigations have revealed a diagnosis of cancer, for which Kevin will undergo treatment.

"Kevin is grateful to the medical team for their intervention and ongoing care.

"During this time, the family are requesting privacy, and will be making no further comment."

Keegan's playing career also saw him represent Scunthorpe United, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle United, and he subsequently went into management, taking charge of the Magpies twice, as well as Fulham, England and Manchester City.

All of us at LFC and official former players association Forever Reds send our best wishes to Kevin, his family and friends.

- Liverpool FC

MOHAMED SALAH IS 'MAKING IT ALL ABOUT HIM,' DANNY MURPHY CLAIMS AS FORMER LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER HITS OUT AT REDS STAR'S RANT

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has slammed Mohamed Salah for his Liverpool outburst that left his future at the club up in the air.

The Reds star shocked the football world on Saturday night when he launched a tirade on his club and manager Arne Slot, admitting he may have played his last game for the side and taking aim at the Dutchman for dropping him from the starting XI in recent matches.

Salah said, among other lines: 'I'm very disappointed, I've done so much for this club - everyone can see that - over years, especially last season, sitting on the bench I don't know why. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That's how I feel it.'

The rant comes at a tough time for Liverpool. The Reds are ninth in the Premier League standings and have won just one of their last five league matches, with uncertainty rife over Slot's future.

Murphy, who played 249 times for the Reds, argued that point, suggesting Salahis causing the team another issue by speaking out for personal gain.

Salah blasted Liverpool and manager Arne Slot (right) following his side's 3-3 draw with Leeds

'I think you can be emotional, you can be angry and frustrated. He's done wonderful things for the football club, (but) you have to keep it within the four walls of the football club.

'Knock on the manager's door, go and see the CEO, the owner, do what you've got to do. By doing what he's done he's causing the team a problem, he's causing the manager a problem and he's making it all about him. You just can't do it. 

'We know that's an emotional response and doesn't really stack up,' he said on Match of the Day. 'Everyone has to keep fighting for their place and perform at a certain level.

Former Liverpool midfielder Murphy said Salah has been 'making it all about him'

'I think you can be emotional, you can be angry and frustrated. He's done wonderful things for the football club, (but) you have to keep it within the four walls of the football club.

'Knock on the manager's door, go and see the CEO, the owner, do what you've got to do. By doing what he's done he's causing the team a problem, he's causing the manager a problem and he's making it all about him. You just can't do it. 

Salah has expressed his frustration at being left out for three games in a row under Slot. He has one game left he can play in - away to Brighton next weekend - before he heads off to the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.

'Whether you agree with him being left out or not, you can't do it like this,' Murphy continued. 'I think he will have time to settle down.

'The reality is everybody would want a legend like Salah to go on good terms with a wonderful send off. I hope it doesn't end badly because of everything he has given, but there's always a chance if he's adamant.

'Liverpool Football Club are in charge of what happens because he's signed the contract but if he's adamant he wants to leave maybe we will see something in January, but I hope not.'

- LEWIS BROWNING

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LIVERPOOL PLAYERS JOIN FAMILY OF DIOGO JOTA AND HIS BROTHER FOR FUNERAL HELD IN PARIS

GONDOMAR, Portugal (AP) - Liverpool players joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on Saturday, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain.

The service will be held at Igreja Matriz church in the Portuguese town of Gondomar, where Jota had a home.

Portugal's national team coach Roberto Martínez and several top Portuguese players also attended, including Manchester City duo Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias and Manchester United's Bruno Fernándes.

Jota, 28, and his brother, André Silva, 25, were found dead near Zamora in northwestern Spain early Thursday after the Lamborghini they were driving crashed on an isolated stretch of highway just after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames.

The brothers were reportedly heading to catch a boat from northern Spain to go to England where Jota was to rejoin with Liverpool after a summer break.

Spanish police are investigating the cause of the crash, which did not involve another vehicle, they said. They said they believe it could have been caused by a blown tire.

Their bodies were repatriated to Portugal after being identified by the family. A wake was held for them on Friday.

Jota´s death occurred two weeks after he married long-time partner Rute Cardoso while on vacation from a long season where he helped Liverpool win the Premier League. The couple had three children, the youngest born last year.

Jota was born in Porto but started his playing career as a child on nearby Gondomar.

Silva played for Portuguese club Penafiel in the lower divisions.

Their loss led to an outpouring of condolences from the soccer world and Portuguese officials.

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Wilson reported from Barcelona, Spain.

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DIOGO JOTA'S DEATH: EXPERIENCING GRIEF AND HOW TO PROCESS YOUR EMOTIONS

The footballing world is in shock following the sad news that Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva have died in a car accident in Spain.

Liverpool Football Club have released a statement saying that they are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota, and Portuguese teammate Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Diogo's death "doesn't make sense". With this sad news, you too may be feeling all kinds of emotions.

We spoke to Dr Radha Modgil to get her thoughts on what you can do if you are feeling upset by this news. Here's what she told us.

How to deal with grief when someone famous dies

Radha says: "When someone dies, we can experience lots of different feelings which are completely normal to feel. We can feel shocked, sad, angry, confused, numb, worried and sometimes even not want to believe it has happened. All of these emotions are part of our grief reaction – our reaction to loss. Grief is really a reflection of how much we loved or cared for that person and how much we miss them."

"We can feel all of these things if it is someone that we know, but it can also happen when we haven’t met that person directly, like with our favourite celebrities. It may come as a surprise to us that we feel this way, and so we can sometimes think we ‘shouldn’t feel that way’ or we have ‘no right or rhyme or reason’ to feel like this. This can make us hide our feelings, not talk about them, or push them down without processing what has happened. But there are real, logical and beautiful reasons why we feel the loss of someone we may never have met, and if we embrace these, we can allow our feelings of grief to come up and process them in a healthy way."

"As human beings, we form all kinds of different types relationships with those around us, and it is the same with famous people. We might admire them, their skill, what they brought to the world. We miss that role of being a mentor in our lives and miss how they touched our lives. Humans have a very special quality – to connect with each other and each other’s lives, experiences and stories, and that is why we grieve people we have never met."

"Famous people are also often part of our daily lives – we may have seen them very frequently online, or TV, or on their socials, or in football matches or films. That contact may have helped us feel safe and given us a sense of routine and certainty. It made us feel like we knew them. When they are no longer there, we can feel very confused and lost. That connection we formed with them is gone and that can be hard. It can be even harder if their personalities, what they did or what they loved reflected parts of ourselves."

"We may love playing football, or their song lyric may have touched our lives at a time we needed to hear it, their history and their struggles in life may resonate with ours. We see a part of ourselves in them. That can make their death hard for us to cope with. We grieve for the world and society sometimes when someone famous dies, as we can see that they brought a lot to the world."

What should I do when someone dies?

"All of us, at some point in our lives, will have people around us die. We all have our own experiences of losing people we love from our past, and when someone famous dies, those feelings can be triggered again and echoes of all those emotions and the person who died can come flooding back."

"Death can also feel scary – it is hard to understand and can make us feel worried or uncertain about what can happen in life. It can be a real shock when we lose someone unexpectedly and make us feel anxious. Understanding all of these reasons for our emotions can help us cope and get the support we need. So how can we cope?"

Talk to someone

The best thing we can do is to talk to someone – that may be a trusted adult, or others who are feeling the same way that you do, and friends who may have also admired that famous person and understands how you feel. Talking things through can help you realise why you are feeling a certain way, can help you untangle thoughts in your mind and help you feel safe and supported.

Feeling your feelings and allowing whatever emotion you feel to come up and to be expressed is so helpful. Don’t judge yourself or push feelings down or think you ‘shouldn’t feel that way'. Talking can help you express how you feel, but there are lots of other ways too – getting active, listening to music, walking in nature, doing the hobby you love, or writing it all down – whatever helps you is the answer. There is no right or wrong when you are grieving someone, just listening to yourself and respecting your emotions.

Find ways to remember them – that might be joining with other fans in a moment of remembrance at a football match, or getting some friends together to share memories of their best moments may help you to process how you feel.

Give yourself time and space to allow yourself to find your way through how you feel – grief can stay with us but becomes less overwhelming as we process our emotions, as we find ways to remember the joy that that person brought, and find ways to honour their legacy and ensure they will never be forgotten.

If you are feeling worried talk to a trusted adult about how you feel – we will all experience grief at some point and need to support each other through it.

If you need support

You should always tell someone about the things you’re worried about. You can tell a friend, parent, guardian, teacher, or another trusted adult. If you're struggling with your mental health, going to your GP can be a good place to start to find help. Your GP can let you know what support is available to you, suggest different types of treatment and offer regular check-ups to see how you’re doing.

If you’re in need of in-the-moment support you can contact Childline, where you can speak to a counsellor. Their lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There are more links to helpful organisations on BBC Action Line.

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