👀 Cristiano Ronaldo’s Sister Breaks Her Silence
After waves of criticism over his absence at Diogo Jota’s funeral, she responded with just one sentence — and the world couldn’t help but agree.
No drama. No shouting. Just one line… that shut everyone up.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister has reacted strongly in defence of her brother after he came under fire for missing the funeral of Portugal teammate Diogo Jota on Saturday morning. The Liverpool forward, 28, passed away in a road traffic accident in Spain last week, along with his brother, Andre Silva, 26.

There has been an intense outpouring of love and grief since the brothers’ tragic passing. Anfield was covered in balloons, flowers, and heartfelt messages, while many from his footballing family flew to Portugal this weekend to attend the funeral. The service was held at the same location where Jota had married his childhood sweetheart just two weeks earlier.

While several Portugal internationals – including Bernardo Silva, Diogo Dalot, Joao Cancelo, and Ruben Neves – attended the funeral, Ronaldo chose not to, and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has also given his reasoning.

Ronaldo’s Sister Speaks Out After He Missed Jota’s Funeral

Katia Aveiro hit back in a series of emotional Instagram posts

The 40-year-old has faced criticism in Portugal for his decision not to attend Jota’s funeral, with some pundits describing his absence as ‘inexplicable’ and fans calling it “inadmissible” for the national team captain not to break his holiday to pay respects.

But, according to the Daily Mail, he had previously explained to the family that he wanted to avoid making the event a media circus. And now, after further backlash, his sister, Katia Aveiro, has posted a string of emotional social media posts in his defence as well.

She insisted that her brother’s decision was wise and blasted those who “criticise for nothing”. She continued by highlighting how bad the media attention was:

“When my father died. In addition to the pain of loss, we had to deal with a flood of cameras and curious onlookers at the cemetery, and everywhere we went. And attention was not what it is today in terms of access. At no time were we (the children) able to leave the chapel; it was only possible at the time of the burial, such was the commotion.

She continued: “At the funeral, there were presidents, coaches of the national team at the time, such as Luis Filipe Scolari, etc. I don’t remember seeing any of them. And they certainly greeted me. The pain blinded me.

“About pain/family and real support… You will never know what it means until you go through it. If someone sends me a message criticising anything my brother does, I will block it (completely ignore it). That is, they will only do it once. It’s getting tiring. The fanaticism. The criticism for nothing, I repeat nothing… Sick society… We all have families.

“It is absurdly shameful to watch TV channels/commentators/social networks emphasising an absence (wise) rather than respectfully honouring the pain of a mutilated family destroyed by the loss of two brothers. I am even ashamed to watch. Regrettable.

“And so the world goes… Society and opinion. Today they are worthless. They themselves have become bottomless pits. I feel sorry… And war is also like that. Believe me. Human evil is also a war. And every day we have to fight against it. And so it goes.”