Chelsea to donate part of Club World Cup bonus to Jota, Silva’s family

Chelsea players and staff have agreed to donate part of their Club World Cup prize money to the family of late footballers Diogo Jota and André Silva.

The squad earned an £11.4m bonus share from the £87m winners’ prize and will contribute a portion to support the family, in a move jointly decided by the club and its players, reports SkySports.

Tributes to the two Portuguese players are expected during the Premier League’s opening weekend.

Recall Jota, a Liverpool winger, and his brother Silva, who played for Penafiel, died in a car crash in Spain on July 3.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot last week praised the football community’s response to the tragedy, describing the loss as deeply felt across the club and beyond.