Cristiano Ronaldo shattered, ‘cannot make sense’ of Diogo Jota’s loss of life: ‘Simply now we had been collectively in nationwide staff’
Jul 03, 2025 04:27 PM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo penned an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota, the place he shared a black and white image of his Portugal teammate
Portuguese soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo was left heartbroken, saying “It does not make sense” as he paid an emotional tribute to teammate Diogo Jota, who tragically handed away on Thursday. The 28-year-old Liverpool star died alongside his brother in a automobile crash in Spain’s northern province of Zamora, after their car veered off a motorway and burst into flames.
Taking to social media, Ronaldo penned an emotional tribute to Jota, the place he shared a black and white image of his Portugal teammate. “It does not make sense,” he wrote.
“Simply now we had been collectively within the nationwide staff, simply now you bought married. To your loved ones, your spouse, and your kids, I ship my condolences and want all of them the energy on the earth. I do know you’ll all the time be with them. Relaxation in Peace, Diogo and André. We are going to all miss you.”
The information of Jota’s tragic loss of life despatched shockwaves by way of the soccer world. Liverpool, the place the ahead spent 5 years, which included a Premier League-winning marketing campaign final season, launched a heartbreaking assertion saying the membership had been “devastated by the information.
“Liverpool Soccer Membership are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota,” the membership mentioned in a press release. “The membership have been knowledgeable the 28-year-old has handed away following a highway visitors accident in Spain alongside together with his brother, Andre. Liverpool FC might be making no additional remark presently and request the privateness of Diogo and Andre’s household, mates, teammates and membership workers is revered as they attempt to come to phrases with an unimaginable loss. We are going to proceed to offer them with our full assist.”
Liverpool followers, too, shortly paid tribute to the soccer star, laying down scarves, wreaths, and flowers as they arrived in massive numbers at Anfield.
Jota is survived by his associate, Rute Cardoso, whom he married on June 22, and their three kids.
