Cristiano Ronaldo’s surprising decision to skip teammate Diogo Jota’s funeral was made out of respect for the grieving family, his sister claimed.

Tributes have flooded in for Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva after the pair died in a car accident in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning. The two men died at the scene following an incident on the A52 near Cernadilla,

An emotional funeral was held in Gondomar, Portugal, for Diogo Jota and his brother André, with several Portugal national team players and coach Roberto Martínez in attendance. A deeply emotional funeral was held to honor Diogo Jota and his brother André Teixeira Silva,