Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portuguese national team and one of the biggest football stars in the world, has landed on the pillar of shame for not attending the funeral of his Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva, who tragically died in a car accident in Spain. While the entire Liverpool team and the Portuguese national team came to pay their last respects in their hometown Gondomar, Ronaldo was absent, sparking a wave of criticism on social media. Fans are furious, calling his move shameful and selfish, insisting that the captain should have been there for his brother in the national team.
English media try to justify Ronaldo’s absence as an “elegant move” to keep the focus on Jota and his brother, not on his arrival, but fans are not buying it. Many social media comments describe Ronaldo as a “selfish maniac” who decided not to attend the funeral to avoid drawing attention away from the tragedy onto himself.
Jota (29) and his brother Andre Silva (26) died in the night between Wednesday and Thursday in a car accident in the Spanish province of Zamora, while returning to England to join Liverpool’s preparations for the new season. Their death shook the football world, and the funeral gathered a large number of people, including family, friends, fans, and football colleagues.
This tragedy and Ronaldo’s absence at the funeral have sparked a fierce debate about what it means to be a captain and a leader, and how much public figures owe respect in difficult times. Did Ronaldo really do the right thing, or is his decision just another proof of his ego? We leave it to you to judge, but one thing is certain – this story will not be forgotten anytime soon.
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