Yesterday, one of Cristiano’s cousin, AmÃlcar Miguel Dos Santos Fernandes, 32 yrs, died on a car accident. He urgently travelled back to Madeira to join the family. Real Madrid dismissed him from attending a presentation for an isotonic drink advert, but according to his mother, he refused to stay in Madeira for his cousin’s funeral, because he has to go back to Madrid, and join the team for a training session today.
It seems that in Portugal, a death of a cousin doesn’t allow you to miss work. It’s the law.