Rúben Neves: ‘I Still Send WhatsApp Messages to My Late Friend Diogo Jota’
Portugal midfielder Rúben Neves revealed on SIC’s Alta Definição that he keeps a WhatsApp group open with Diogo Jota’s account and the late forward’s widow, Rute Cardoso. Neves said he archives conversations so he can continue sending messages whenever something special happens. He described the day after Jota’s death as the hardest of his life. Diogo Jota died in July 2025, aged 28, after a car crash in Spain that also claimed his brother’s life. Teammates have continued honouring his memory, including wearing commemorative wristbands bearing his name before the World Cup.
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