{"id":52286,"date":"2026-03-10T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52286"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:34:07","slug":"outrage-as-mexican-journalist-mockingly-references-deceased-diogo-jota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/outrage-as-mexican-journalist-mockingly-references-deceased-diogo-jota\/","title":{"rendered":"Outrage as Mexican Journalist Mockingly References Deceased Diogo Jota \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Outrage as Mexican Journalist Mockingly References Deceased Diogo Jota<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sports Correspondent \u2013 Fans have expressed fury after Mexican journalist Edgar Valero of El Heraldo made a controversial mention of the late Diogo Jota in an article about Portugal\u2019s potential squad for a friendly against Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The article suggested that Portugal might consider Jota\u2019s return, while Cristiano Ronaldo could be absent or limited\u2014a statement that immediately raised alarm, as Jota tragically passed away last year.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of issuing a correction or apology, Valero posted on X:<br \/>\u201cThanks for the likes and retweets. I was planning to interview Jota but he died, f*cking hell. What can we do\u2026 Next time I\u2019ll make sure the guy is actually alive. <\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ll be more alive while writing!\u201d<br \/>The comment quickly sparked widespread backlash online, with fans of Portugal and Liverpool demanding disciplinary action or even his dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican fans and fellow journalists also criticized the tone and insensitivity of the post. Many are now calling for a formal apology from both Valero and El Heraldo, emphasizing accountability in journalism.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Outrage #Mexican #Journalist #Mockingly #References #Deceased #Diogo #Jota #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outrage as Mexican Journalist Mockingly References Deceased Diogo Jota Sports Correspondent \u2013 Fans have expressed fury after Mexican journalist Edgar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[9939,8281,6694,8282,3814,9936,9937,202,1463,9938],"class_list":["post-52286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-deceased","tag-diogo","tag-eduzim","tag-jota","tag-journalist","tag-mexican","tag-mockingly","tag-news","tag-outrage","tag-references"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52287,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52286\/revisions\/52287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}