Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has come out in robust defence of her brother after he got here below hearth for lacking the funeral of late Portugal teammate Diogo Jota.
Whereas mates, household, and the soccer group gathered to pay their ultimate respects to the fallen Liverpool star and his brother André Silva, Softfootball confirmed that Ronaldo was noticeably absent.
Sources near the household revealed that Ronaldo knowledgeable Jota’s spouse, Rute Cardoso, that he opted to remain away to keep away from turning into a media distraction and turning the emotional ceremony right into a spectacle.
Regardless of this rationalization, the Portuguese icon was broadly criticised by followers and pundits for not reducing his vacation in Mallorca to attend the funeral or not less than make a quick look.
In response to the backlash, Katia Aveiro took to Instagram with a sequence of emotional posts, fiercely defending her brother’s choice and calling it a “sensible” and “respectful” selection. She wrote:
“When my father died, along with the ache of loss, we needed to take care of a flood of cameras and curious onlookers on the cemetery and all over the place we went. And a focus was not what it’s as we speak when it comes to entry…”
“At no time have been we, the youngsters, in a position to depart the chapel; it was solely attainable on the time of the burial, such was the commotion.”
“On the funeral, there have been presidents, coaches of the nationwide workforce on the time, equivalent to Luiz Felipe Scolari, and so on. I don’t bear in mind seeing any of them. And so they actually greeted me. The ache blinded me.”
She continued:
“If somebody sends me a message criticising something my brother does, I’ll block it. That’s, they may solely do it as soon as.”
“It’s getting tiring. The fanaticism. The criticism for nothing. Sick society. All of us have households. It’s absurdly shameful to look at TV channels, commentators, and social media emphasising an absence (which was sensible) reasonably than respectfully honouring the ache of a mutilated household destroyed by the lack of two brothers.”
“And so the world goes… Society and opinion as we speak are nugatory. They themselves have change into bottomless pits. I really feel sorry… Human evil can also be a warfare. And on daily basis, we have now to combat in opposition to it.”
Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo shared his personal tribute in a tweet posted on X following the tragic deaths of Jota and his brother:
“It doesn’t make sense. We have been simply collectively within the nationwide workforce, and also you had simply gotten married. To your loved ones, your spouse, and your kids, I ship my condolences and want all of them the power on the planet. I do know you’ll all the time be with them. Relaxation in peace, Diogo and André. We’ll all miss you.”
Tributes for the late Liverpool ahead are nonetheless pouring in. Softfootball not too long ago reported that PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé paid homage to Jota by recreating his iconic celebration after scoring within the Membership World Cup quarter-final win over Bayern Munich.
As of now, Cristiano Ronaldo has not publicly addressed the rationale for his absence on the funeral, however the emotional help from his sister affords a transparent image of the household’s place on the matter.
