Bro, you gotta hear this story! One year after Diogo Jota died in a crash on a Spanish highway, the Portuguese national team paid him a tribute that gave me chills. And I almost had a crash myself two years ago, when a horse cart hit my BMW, but that's another story.
Here's what happened: after they beat Croatia 2-1 in the Round of 16 of the World Cup in Toronto, the boys posed around a shirt with the number 21 - Jota's number. And not just anyone wore it, but Cristiano Ronaldo himself! He told Fox Sports: "I knew about this before the match, it was something truly special."
Now, get this: Diogo Jota, 28, former Liverpool striker, died on July 3, 2025, behind the wheel of a Lamborghini on a Spanish highway, along with his brother André, also a footballer. That's rough, bro - you're scared to drive a 2008 BMW on our roads, and he was speeding in a Lamborghini on a Spanish highway and still crashed. What a shame, he was a great footballer.
And so on Thursday, exactly one year later, his teammates paid this tribute on the pitch at the Toronto stadium. He also said this match was special because Jota's last goal for the national team was also against Croatia, back in June 2024. Diogo played 49 times for Portugal between 2019 and 2025 and scored 14 goals.
Before the tournament, on June 17, right in Houston, the Portuguese Federation invited his parents to the match against the Democratic Republic of Congo and showed his portrait on the giant screen. It was deeply moving, bro. What can I say, with all the crashes on our roads, at least they know how to honor their dead.
Us, if a gangster dies, we throw a barbecue at Fane's and that's it. Oh well, maybe we'll learn something from the Portuguese.
