Cristiano Ronaldo's sister has launched a fierce defence of her brother after he came under fire for missing the funeral of Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota.
The Al-Nassr star was noticeably absent as friends, family and team-mates gathered in Gondomar on Saturday to say farewell to Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday morning.
While Portugal internationals including Bernardo Silva, Diogo Dalot, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves attended, Ronaldo chose to stay away, reportedly telling Jota's wife Rute Cardoso and parents that he did not want to risk turning the funeral into a media circus with his presence.