 |
| ReutersYonhap News |
|
 |
| ReutersYonhap News |
|
 |
| ReutersYonhap News |
|
Cristiano Ronaldo's family even opened their mouth to the controversy over his absence from his fellow funeral.
Ronaldo recently missed the funeral of his Portugal teammate Diogo Jota. Jota died recently from an accident. He and his brother Andre Silva were involved in a car accident while driving from Santander, Spain, to board a ship bound for England, and died on the spot. Portuguese media reported 'The Lamborghini car Jota and Andre were in went off the road when a tire burst while overtaking another vehicle. Since then, there has been a problem with the vehicle catching fire, he said.
The soccer community is in sorrow. All colleagues and fans mourned the departure of Jota, the mainstay of the Portuguese national team and a player from Liverpool, due to a sad accident. Moreover, many consoled the tears of their three children and their wives because it had been broken less than two weeks after Jota had a showdown with Root Gardoso. His team Liverpool and the Portuguese Football Association also expressed their condolences, and a memorial space was also set up in Anfield, home to his team Liverpool. Liverpool have designated Jota's number 20 as a permanent number.
 |
| ReutersYonhap News |
|
Jota and Andre's joint funeral was attended by several fellow players. Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson held the two players' jersey numbers and kept the last, and several teammates said their last greetings to Jota. However, Ronaldo could not be found. Ronaldo said on his personal social media that he felt sorry for Jota's death, but did not attend the funeral. Instead of attending the funeral, he was seen resting at a luxury resort.
Criticism poured in immediately. Along with the absence of Ronaldo, the captain of the Portuguese national team, controversy continued over whether he was not mourning Jota properly. Some fans criticized him for not being polite to the minimum.
 |
| ReutersYonhap News |
|
However, Ronaldo's sister opened up about this. Katia Abbeiro, Ronaldo's older sister, "When my father died, in addition to the pain of loss, I had to endure cameras and curious onlookers pouring everywhere I went. It was difficult to approach as it is today. I couldn't even get out of the chapel. I had to go out in a big commotion during the funeral," he said, referring to the situation at Ronaldo's father's funeral in the past and pointing out that he tried to prevent such great attention from pouring out.
Then "The true support for this pain is unknown until it is directly experienced. I would completely ignore the message criticizing my brother. Accusations made without reason should not be repeated. We all have a family. It is ridiculously shameful to highlight Ronaldo's absence instead of respectfully honoring the suffering of his family, who lost two brothers and were destroyed. I'm ashamed and sorry to even see something like this."
Meanwhile, some media also reported that Ronaldo was not simply absent, but did not attend the funeral of the Jota brothers because it could shake interest.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
