Cristiano Ronaldo speaks out after teammate Diogo Jota's tragic death
The club confirmed the deaths of 28-year-old Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, 25, days after Jota married his longtime partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he shares three children.
'It doesn't make sense,' Ronaldo wrote in Portuguese on his social media accounts, including X and Instagram. 'Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you had gotten married. To your family, your wife, and your children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. Rest in Peace, Diogo and André. We will all miss you.'
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8 Diogo Jota (l) and Cristiano Ronaldo (c) in 2024.
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Ronaldo and Jota helped the Portugal National team defeat Spain on penalties in the Nations League final last month.
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Jota also won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal in 2019, and he celebrated winning the Premier League with Liverpool in May.
8 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal looks on during the UEFA Nations League 2025 final match between Portugal and Spain at Munich Football Arena on June 8, 2025 in Munich, Germany.
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The club said it is 'devastated' by Jota's tragic passing.
'Liverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and Andre's family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss,' Liverpool wrote in a statement.
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8 Liverpool's Portuguese midfielder #20 Diogo Jota controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) and Liverpool (ENG) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on March 5, 2025.
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Jota and Silva, who played with Portuguese club Penafiel in the lower divisions, were killed when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames just after midnight, police said Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Police were reportedly looking into the possibility that the car accident occurred as a result of a blown tire while the car tried to overtake another vehicle. It is unclear who was driving.
8 The site of the car accident in which Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother died in the city of Zamora, Spain, Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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8 The site of the car accident in which Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother died in the city of Zamora, Spain, Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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8 The site of the car accident in which Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother died in the city of Zamora, Spain, Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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Ronaldo, who just re-signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, was among those in the sports world, including Lakers star LeBron James, who paid tribute to Jota and Silva following their deaths.
Jota and Cardoso welcomed their third child last December.
8 Diogo Jota with his wife Rute Cardoso and their three kids on their wedding day on June 22, 2025.
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8 Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates with the trophy after winning the Premier League on May 25, 2025.
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He won 49 international caps for Portugal, scoring 14 goals.
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