Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Saturday, July 5, 2025, 14:45 / Updated on Saturday, 05 July 2025 14:51
Cristiano Ronaldo (40 years old) would have offered to cover the costs of education of the children of Diogo Jota, his former teammate from the national team, extinguished from life on Wednesday night.
Cristiano Ronaldo was among the first big names that reacted after the tragic news of the deaths of footballers Diogo Jota and Andre Silvabrothers who lost their lives in a road accident on a highway in Spain.
“It doesn't make sense. We were just together with the national, you have just married. Your family, your wife and your children send them my condolences and wish them all the power in the world.” wrote the captain of Portugal's representative.
Portuguese announces: Cristiano Ronaldo will pay for all the education of Diogo Jota's children
Meanwhile, Cristiano would have contacted Jota's family, who was a teammate to the national team, To offer to cover all the costs related to the education of the 3 children of Diogo.
At least that's how the Lusitan Tupi FM radio station, which quotes a source from Cristiano's entourage, supports. The footballer of Al Nassr “wants to make sure they have access to the besteven without their father being present, ”explained the quoted source.
In the same note, the club that had Jota legitimized, Liverpool, would have decided to pay Diogo's salary Until the end of the contract, due on June 30, 2027. The money, around $ 7 million annually, would help the family that Diogo left behind: his wife, with whom he had just married, and the 3 children of the couple.
Images from Diogo Jota's funeral and Andre Silva
How did Diogo Jota and his brother, Andrei Silva, died, footballer in the second Portuguese league?
On Thursday, shortly after midnight, Diogo Jota and Andre Silva were in Spain, the province of Zamora, aboard a car heading to Santander, from where they would board a ferry with the purpose of England.
Around the local time 00:35, an hour later in Romania, an exploded rubber was the basis of a tragic accident: the car went out in the decor, and at the impact it was included. Both Diogo and Andre Silva died.
