Cristiano Ronaldo pays touching tribute to Liverpool hero Diogo Jota after Portugal victory

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Cristiano Ronaldo has paid his respects to late former Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, on the anniversary of his and his brother Andre Silva’s tragic deaths. On July 3rd, 2025, Jota and his brother were killed in a car crash, in news that shocked the football world and left his Reds teammates devastated.

Speaking to Fox Sports after the game, Ronaldo described it as a “special” day, as he and his teammates did the ex-Liverpool attacker proud: “We knew it before the game, it was a so special moment. I was amazed because the situation of today it means a lot to us, not only because we won the game but also the way.” Match-winner Goncalo Ramos also showed his love for Jota, telling Sport TV: “Every day it’s special because we talk about [Jota] every day.

He gives us strength and it’s very special to have won today and to have reached one the most important phases of this competition.” Diogo Jota: Gone but never forgotten at Liverpool The fact that Portugal won in stoppage time was fitting, and had Jota not tragically lost his life last year, he could easily have been the man to score the dramatic winner instead of Ramos, as he so often did for Liverpool. What happened to him and his brother remains almost inconceivable, and he will never be forgotten, both as a footballer and more importantly, a great person.