Overview
- In a new interview with Piers Morgan, Cristiano Ronaldo said he skipped Diogo Jota’s funeral because his presence would have drawn cameras and attention away from the family.
- Ronaldo stated he has not visited a cemetery since his father’s passing, describing the choice as a deeply personal boundary.
- He said he contacted Jota’s family privately to express support and insisted he feels at peace with the decision despite public criticism.
- Reports note he later attended a formal memorial in September with the Portugal squad, Jota’s family and Portuguese officials.
- Jota and his brother André Silva died on July 3 in a car crash on Spain’s A-52 after a suspected tyre blowout, with numerous Liverpool and Portugal teammates attending the funeral in Gondomar.