Diogo Jota — It’s Never Too Long

Diogo Jota represented more than a world-class forward: he was a son, brother, husband, father, and a symbol of dedication to the game. This official biography reconstructs, with depth and documentary rigour, guaranteed by the experienced and award-winning journalist José Manuel Delgado, the life and career of a footballer that Portugal will never forget. From childhood memories to the first balls kicked in Gondomar, from his love for Rute to the birth of his children, each chapter reveals what shaped the discreet, determined, and luminous personality of the Portuguese international.

Diogo Jota — Never Again is Too Long brings together:
• Testimonies from his wife, parents, and other close family members and friends;
• Statements from Ruben Neves, João Moutinho, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, José Sá, Iker Casillas, Conor Coady, Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Joe Gomez, James Milner, Caoimhin Kelleher, Jordan Henderson, Virgil van Dijk, among others;
• Exclusive stories told by coaches Arne Slot, Jürgen Klopp, Paulo Fonseca, Nuno Espírito Santo, Fernando Santos, and Roberto Martínez, from a total of 90 collected testimonies;
• All matches and career statistics;
• One hundred photographs of memorable moments from his sporting and personal life, provided by his family and friends.

The work also revisits, in detail but with sobriety, the accident that claimed the lives of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, as well as the profound impact the tragedy left in Portugal, in England, and throughout the world of football.

This book presents the definitive portrait of a player whose absence has become an eternal presence.

A longing that will forever be in our goal celebrations