Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has explained why the Al-Nassr captain did not attend Diogo Jota’s funeral service in Saturday morning in Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo skipped Diogo Jota's funeral as the football world said their goodbyes to the fallen Liverpool star and his brotherRonaldo, who is the captain of the Portuguese national team, was expected to lead the nation in sending off his teammateJota and his brother lost their lives in a fatal car crash in the northwestern Spanish city of Zamora on their way from PortoCristiano Ronaldo was a conspicuous absentee from the joint funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother,

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo absence from the funeral of Diogo Jota, and Jota's brother Andre Silva, has drawn sharp criticism from fans and pundits alike