Portuguese tennis players Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges were given permission to stray from Wimbledon’s strict all-white dress code to honor the late Liverpool and Portugal soccer star Diogo Jota,

The All England Lawn Tennis Club hosts one of the world's most prestigious tournaments and sometimes the players that compete in it have fallen foul of its strict guidelines

In a rare and emotional departure from its famously strict all-white dress code, Wimbledon has granted Portuguese doubles player Francisco Cabral and other competitors permission to wear black armbands as a tribute to late footballer Diogo Jota.