Cristiano Ronaldo’s surprising decision to skip teammate Diogo Jota’s funeral was made out of respect for the grieving family, his sister claimed.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo skipped Diogo Jota’s funeral to avoid a media frenzy, choosing instead to mourn privately from his £5.5m yacht.

Tributes have flooded in for Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva after the pair died in a car accident in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning. The two men died at the scene following an incident on the A52 near Cernadilla,