Cristiano Ronaldo criticized for the absence from the funeral of Diogo Jota: media and sister explains

Funeral absence that caused criticism

Diogo Jota, tragically died next to his brother, André Silva, on July 3, was involved in a fatal car accident. Second media outlet BBCThe accident occurred on the A-52 motorway near Zamora in Spain. Jota and Silva were traveling to a Lamborghini, who made a tire burst as he overtook another vehicle, making him lose out of the road and catch fire. The car was completely destroyed and both men died on the scene.

The tragedy became even more heartbreaking as it was discovered that Jota had just married with her longtime partner, Luto Cardoso, about 10 days before the accident. The couple was together since 2012 and had three children. They had celebrated their marriage in a church in Braga, in northern Portugal, only a week before his premature stay. Jota’s wedding video, which was shared on his social media, has become tragically his last post.

The world of football was left shocked and in mourning after Jota’s sudden death. The Liverpool FC, Jota’s Club, released a statement that expressed their sadness, defining his cruel that Jota’s football career ended with this triumph, including a Premier League championship and the victory of the UEFA Nations League. The club also announced that his number 20 shirt would be withdrawn in honor of his contribution to Liverpool’s Premier League 2024-2025 Victory: the first permanent retirement in the history of the club.

Arne Slot, manager of Jota a LiverpoolHe was deeply shaken, describing the pain and shock of losing his player. The slot said, “What can you even say? The shock and pain are too raw. There is nothing that someone can say at a time like this … When it is the right time, we will celebrate Jota’s life, its goals and songs. For now, we will remember him as a special person and we will cry his disappearance. He would never forget. His name is Diogo.”

Many teammates of the Jota national team were also visibly shocked. Ruben snow shared a heartfelt tribute, affirming, “They say you only lose someone when you forget them. I will never forget. From today, you will walk with me on the field, on that phase in which we met for the first time. We will continue to travel the same path.”

RonaldoAlso, he expressed his pain on social media, writing, “It makes no sense. We were only together in the national team and you just got married. I send my condolences to your family, wife and children. I would like all the strength of the world to reach them. I know you will always be with them. Diogo and André, that you can rest in peace. We will miss you all.”

However, Ronaldo’s The absence of Jota and Silva’s joint funeral in their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, aroused controversy. Many fans were critical of RonaldoThe decision to skip the funeral, especially since Ruben Neve, fresh from a trip to Club World Cup In the United States, he brought Jota’s coffin himself. Some reports have even suggested it Ronaldo He was on vacation on the Spanish island of Majorca, who added to the recourse.

On July 5 (Korean time), Portuguese average Documentation shown RonaldoThe absence of Diogo Jota’s funeral, despite their close relationship, was not due to the lack of respect, but rather personal reasons deriving from the past trauma. The relationship said it Ronaldo He had supported the families of Jota and André Silva from the tragic news of their death, which was revealed after a car accident in Spain.

Nonetheless, RonaldoThe absence was rooted in deeply personal reasons. THE Mirror shown Ronaldo He feared that his presence in the small city of Gondomar could distract from the funeral focus. He had spent quiet time with his family after the tragedy.

Documentation He further explained it RonaldoThe absence could be traced back to emotional trauma by a similar experience in 2005. At that time, Ronaldo He received the devastating news of his father, José Dinis Aveiro, who died while Portugal’s team was preparing for a match against Russia in Moscow. Ronaldo I learned news through the coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, and it was this event that model his preference for the most private and reserved mourning in the aftermath of the loss.

The relationship continued, explaining it Ronaldowho had publicly expressed his condolences following the loss of his father, now he prefers to approach mourning with care and privacy. It continues to offer full support to the people affected by the tragedy, including the families of Jota and Silva. Despite his absence from the funeral, Ronaldo He expressed his profound pain on social media, sharing the pain of families and his national teammates.

In the meantime, among the criticisms directed to Cristiano Ronaldo, the sister of the legend of football has left the observations of a slight commentary directed to the Netizen. In particular, in an emotional series of posts on Instagram, Katia Aveiro said that her brother’s decision was the right one and criticized those who “You only know how to judge senseless.”

“When my father died, in addition to the pain of the loss, we had to face a wave of cameras and curious curious to the cemetery and wherever we went”, He wrote, adding, “So, the media were not even developed as they are now … We, the children, could not leave the chapel except at the time of burial, because the chaos was too much too much.”

Aveiro continued, “When it comes to pain, family and true support … you will never understand it until it crosses it. If someone sends me a message that criticizes anything my brother, I will block them immediately – which means that they can only do it once. It is really comprehensive. Fanatism. The irrational criticism – and I will emphasize the irrational … the society is really ashamed.”

“Everyone has a family. It is shameful to watch TV channels, commentators and social media concentrated only on a single absence (wise), instead of respecting the pain of a family in shattered by the loss of two children. I am ashamed to attend this. It is deeply sad“, He concluded.