Rute Cardoso: Love, Loss & Legacy of Diogo Jota’s Wife

13 July 2025 By: Sunny

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[{"selector":"#anim-5a5ca672-3985-47c2-bdf8-1c8ff4844c84 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fee7c83-35cf-4647-b24c-0b5e7b902d2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-861dd615-95e5-4e38-9b60-4d78993de077","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-144f42fc-4a75-4eed-a349-8a543ca96fd3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e95008ac-348f-465d-833c-0acfdef74ae9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.33334%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44df41ed-262c-497f-9ded-894649fcefad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8dcd9902-432a-40db-bf55-c6d725932799","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She supported Diogo across clubs and countries, moving to England and adjusting her work life. Together Through Everything Photo Credit: Instagram.com

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[{"selector":"#anim-c6552aff-d923-4c54-b1b0-02178e0886ae [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7483cfdf-aa8c-4708-9cbc-2dc3ef65125d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36c26f59-aaf2-4a34-9866-e715bdb98e9f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2750494f-6a45-48ae-8130-b8feb82636f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd7555f5-174c-41cd-baa0-3980b4e5ad44","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.33334%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a8c729e-74a0-4527-b319-61dd06704b3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-498fa844-a848-46f7-ae21-5eee98a6681f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On 3 July 2025, just 11 days later, Diogo and his brother died in a tragic car crash in Spain. A Tragic Goodbye Photo Credit: Instagram.com

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