Brooklyn Beckham's brother makes heartbreaking plea after Diogo Jota death
Romeo Beckham has shared a poignant post about 'life being too short', after being rocked by the death of footballer Diogo Jota. The 28-year-old Premier League footballer and his brother, Andre Felipe, died in a horror crash in Zamora near Spain's north-west border with Portugal.
The tragic incident occurred just days after Jota's marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Rute Cardoso, who had to identify her husband and his brother after the devastating incident.
After the news was made public, Romeo took to his Instagram to share a black and white photo and four broken love hearts. Romeo then followed this up with a second post about reaching out to loved ones as he. urged 'don't hold back from love.'
Emotional Romeo, 22, wrote: "Life is too short. Love who you love and tell them how much you really do. Life can flash before your eyes in a moment. But the people who truly love you and care for you will always be there. DON'T hold back from love or appreciation for anything or anyone."
Romeo's younger brother Cruz, also took to his Instagram stories to share a tribute to the football star. Alongside a picture of Jota, he posted a series of love heart emojis to share his sadness at the tragic news. The boys followed their dad David who earlier in the day penned touching tribute as he joined the football community reacting to the brothers' deaths. "Devastating to hear this such sad news.. Sending love to Diogo & Andre's families," he wrote.
While Cruz and David's tributes were straightforward, fans of the Beckham family believe that Romeo's tribute had a cryptic underlying meaning aimed at Brooklyn who he has reportedly fallen out with in recent months. Taking to Reddit, users shared their thoughts.
One wrote: "There's no denying that Romeo's words were aimed at Brooklyn. Maybe they are now starting to see clearly how silly this row is. Nothing is more important than family and when things like this happen it puts everything into perspective."
Another Reddit user echoed: "I feel like Romeo is very emotionally intelligent and perhaps feels like this is a way to send a message to Brooklyn." While someone else agreed: "If something every happens to the Beckham family they will regret this for the rest of their lives. Nothing is worth falling out with your family over."
Piers Morgan also shared a tribute on social media. On Twitter /X, he wrote: "Desperately sad news coming out of Spain that Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota, 28, has died, along with his brother, in a car accident in Zamora. He only got married 2 weeks ago. Heart-breaking."
Others paying respects on social media was footballer Harry Maguire's wife, Fern Maguire. She shared the Premier League's tribute as she wrote: "Utterly heartbreaking."
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