Ronaldo explained why he didn’t attend Diogo Jota’s funeral

The Saudi Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo explained in an interview with Piers Morgan why he decided not to attend the funeral of his Portugal national team partner Diogo Jota.

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“There were two reasons. After my father’s death, I never visited a cemetery again. Secondly, if you know me... wherever I go, it becomes a circus. The attention would be on me, and I didn’t want that to happen,” said Cristiano.