Cristiano Ronaldo explains why he didn’t attend Diogo Jota’s funeral

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“You know me and you know my reputation, wherever I go it’s a circus. “I also didn’t go because if I went the attention would go to me, and I don’t want this kind of attention.” He added: “I felt good with my decision.

“I planned things, I thought about his family. I don’t need to be in the cameras, I do it behind the scenes, I feel better in that.” Jota shared the pitch with Ronaldo on 32 occasions for Portugal, and the 40-year-old gave his insight into the person as well as the player.

We have to enjoy the life we live.” On hearing the news of Jota and his brother’s death, Ronaldo said: “I didn’t believe it when they sent me the message. “I cried a lot.