Cristiano Ronaldo's reported absence from the funeral of his fellow Portuguese teammate, Diogo Jota has left fans fuming at the national team captain.

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing backlash from football fans after he failed to attend the funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother held in Gondomar on Saturday morning.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the funeral of Portugal teammate Diogo Jota. The Liverpool forward and his brother Andre were killed in a car crash in northwest Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning. The two were laid to rest in their hometown of Gondomar on Saturday in a private funeral mass.