Diogo left an everlasting impression on our club and our city, giving us memories to last a lifetime.
Today, we came together to honour his life, and that of his brother Andrรฉ.
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#wwfc | Jota tribute - magnificent ๐ฅฒ
Tremendous work by all at the @oldgoldpack, youโve done us proud.
Also, that last 10-15 minutes from the stands was special.
๐ฃ๏ธ Derrick Lewis on who he wants next:
โI want my wife next. Itโs gonna be a lot of ground and pound.โ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
๐ฅ @ufcontnt#UFCNashville
This is a beautiful, beautiful tribute.
One that makes you realise that right at the heart of the most glorious memories for Wolves fans in the modern era is Diogo Jota.
His arrival marked the start of our uprising.
Willing to join a team languishing in the Championship, in a country he didnโt know, in a city heโd probably never heard of... simply because he bought into our dream.
His willingness to lift our club and city off the ground will never be forgotten. He put us back on the map.
His willingness to take a chance in life is a lesson for us all.
And 'willingness' is the word I use to describe him because boundless willingness is what made a humble, down to earth young lad from Portugal a symbol of hope and fearless ambition in Wolverhampton.
A symbol now immortalised.
In the Championship, he excelled. Not bullied physically in one of the most demanding leagues in the world. In fact, he bossed it: tenacious, physical, dogged, determined. No one could handle him.
We knew he was a star from the get-go.
Soon, so did the entire Premier League- then the whole of Europe.
Has a newly promoted club ever taken the Premier League by storm quite like Diogo Jota's Wolves?
Then he scores our first European goal in 40+ years.
He scores back-to-back European hat-tricks at Molineux against Beลiktaล and Espanyol.
He was a history maker. Redefining who we were.
We hadnโt dreamed of heights, or nights, like this just a few years prior, yet here we were, with him, Neves, Moutinho, Raรบl Jimรฉnez and co.
A true golden era.
One that he spearheaded.
The sky was the limit.
Perhaps the very peak of that period, and Jotaโs finest moment in a Wolves shirt, was his FA Cup quarter-final goal against Manchester United in 2019.
A storming run from the halfway line and bang.
Ecstasy.
Jubilation.
We were going to Wembley.
This was us now. An unstoppable force. A footballing force to be reckoned with. Mixing it with best. Beating the best.
And it was all thanks to Diogo.
It was a goal that embodied him as a person: spirited, determined, a true force of nature. In fact, he came to embody everything that was 'Wolves' at that time- we saw it all on the pitch, and we were just riding his wave. It was palpable.
Ultimately, he created a legacy. A figurehead in a period in which we rose from the doldrums to the elite in rapid fashion.
It was dizzying.
It was a period weโll never forget.
And one, right now, we can only dream of reaching again.
But we have the memories.
The priceless, timeless memories.
Around Molineux are the words โOLD GOLDโ, with the acronym: Our Loving Devotion Guides Our Lifelong Dream.
Diogo Jota was a man who didn't take these words lightly. In the years he gave us, he lived and breathed them. Because for a brief moment in all of our lives -a special moment in time- he made that lifelong dream a reality.
He was everything you could ever want from anyone that wears the shirt, and we were proud of him beyond words- even after he went to Liverpool and won it all.
Why?
Because we knew he was destined for greatness. We knew he deserved it all.
He shifted our entire universe. He shifted the entire stature of our club in modernity.
In many respects, he made us what we are today and what we strive to one day become again.
He's engrained in the DNA of Wolves, and he always will be.
How many can say that?
His achievements as a footballer are truly immeasurable. As a person even more so.
Diogo Jota, you were a special, special player.
Thank you for the huge part of yourself you gave to us all.
We are a club forever in your debt.
May you and your brother rest in everlasting peace.
If this was deliberate from Juninho, then wow! ๐คฉ
Take a closer look at how he bounces it over the keeper to double Qarabaฤ's lead over Leverkusen ๐ฑ
#UEL
โ 94th minute winner
โ Player limbs
โ Fan limbs
โ Commentator limbs
Ronan Curtis' last gasp goal for AFC Wimbledon against MK Dons sparked scenes of absolute jubilation...
#AFCW | #EFL
Maidstone United manger George Elokobi addressing the fans when they arrived at Portman Road earlier today. What a leader! ๐ซก
Their side currently lead against Ipswich at half time! ๏ฟฝ
A nice thing about retirement is catching up with old friends. You have come a long in way in 11 years my friend @charliem0rgan@auvodka x @hazardeden10 ๐ค
๐ฎ๐ธ Man gave his son his debut at 13, only for his son to score a hattrick against him 5 years later to knock him out the Champions League ๐ ๐ ๐
Get on this right now @Copa90, @SweeperPod