Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly assured the family of late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota that he will always support them after he was absent from his international team-mate's funeral on Saturday. The Portugal captain spoke with Jota's wife Rute Cardoso and his parents following the player's tragic death.

Portuguese soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow footballer Andre Silva, were laid to rest on Saturday, two days after they were killed in a car crash. Jota, who played for Liverpool in the English Premier League since 2020 and was a member of the Portuguese national team since 2019,

Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo opted to stay away from international teammate Diogo Jota’s funeral yesterday.The footballing world was rocked earlier this week by the devastating