| "Diogo will be with you" 08:36 - Jun 9 with 1049 views | DJR |
This, the message his widow sent to Andy Robertson, would bring a tear to a glass eye.
"Andy I’m writing to you with a heart full of longing, gratitude and above all pride. Diogo often spoke of you, of the friendship you built, the battles you fought together, the challenges, the laughter, the conversations about football and about dreams.
“The World Cup was one of those dreams, a dream that the two of you nurtured side by side with the same passion with which you took to the pitch. When I heard your words and learnt what you felt on that day when Scotland qualified for the World Cup after so many years of waiting, I realised that Diogo never truly left the pitch.
“By achieving that moment and securing your place at the World Cup, you won’t be going alone; you’ll be taking his dream with you too. And when you step onto the pitch, I know it won’t be just you walking out. Diogo will be with you in your thoughts, in your steps, in your heart.
“So, today I want to thank you. Thank you for not forgetting him. Thank you for taking him with you. Thank you for turning the pain of loss into strength and into something so beautiful. That’s how we do it here at home too, every day. He would be and is incredibly proud of you.
“Cherish that dream, Andy. Live it for yourself and for him. With love, gratitude and all my support, Rute Cardoso.” |  | | |  |
| "Diogo will be with you" on 10:27 - Jun 9 with 789 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Its a nice message, Andy and Diogo were clearly very close mates.. Did she post the message on social media? |  |
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| "Diogo will be with you" on 10:57 - Jun 9 with 711 views | SE1blue |
| "Diogo will be with you" on 10:27 - Jun 9 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Its a nice message, Andy and Diogo were clearly very close mates.. Did she post the message on social media? |
The letter was shared by FIFA.
Robertson had talked a lot about his relationship with Diogo when Scotland qualified.
Don’t think it was ever fully appreciated how much his death impacted players close to him. Think it was Konate who said the other day he’s really struggled with it. |  |
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| "Diogo will be with you" on 11:03 - Jun 9 with 654 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| "Diogo will be with you" on 10:57 - Jun 9 by SE1blue |
The letter was shared by FIFA.
Robertson had talked a lot about his relationship with Diogo when Scotland qualified.
Don’t think it was ever fully appreciated how much his death impacted players close to him. Think it was Konate who said the other day he’s really struggled with it. |
I think its widely accepted and discussed how much impact it did have on the players.
Its kind of a shame that such a heart felt letter was shared by such a heartless institution as FIFA. | |
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| "Diogo will be with you" on 12:14 - Jun 9 with 532 views | DJR |
| "Diogo will be with you" on 11:03 - Jun 9 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I think its widely accepted and discussed how much impact it did have on the players.
Its kind of a shame that such a heart felt letter was shared by such a heartless institution as FIFA. |
This is how the Guardian reports it. He won't have done this without Diogo's widow's consent. And maybe the first time that FiFA have got something right in relation to this World Cup. But they've got a lot of catching up to do.
Andy Robertson has shared an emotional letter from Diogo Jota’s widow as he prepares to lead Scotland at their World Cup return. Robertson and Jota were teammates and close friends at Liverpool before the Portuguese was killed in a car accident, aged just 28, last July.
When Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time in almost 30 years, Robertson revealed Jota had featured strongly in his thoughts. The pair had spoken regularly about shared World Cup aspirations. Now, as part of a feature on Fifa’s social media channels, Robertson has read out a letter from Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso.
Robertson, who attended the wedding of Jota and Cardosa, was visibly moved by the sentiment offered towards him. Robertson, who will join Tottenham this summer, said: “It’s obviously amazing of Rute to even take the time, with what she’s going through, to write me a letter but it just sums up the person that she is. Thankfully, I got to know her and the amazing times that they had.
“Obviously I’ve seen how heartbroken we all were, but in particular her, when obviously Jots left us. Just, thank you. That letter will stay with me for a very long time. And we’ve just got to carry him with us. We will always make sure that his name will never be forgotten, that his memories will always be cherished like Rute says in there, the dreams that we’d shared of trying to be at the World Cup.” [Post edited 9 Jun 12:16]
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| "Diogo will be with you" on 12:36 - Jun 9 with 470 views | Vic |
Wow, that's very moving. Very, very dusty in here all of a sudden! |  |
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