US EditionReal Madrid Apologises for Mistake in Diogo Jota and Andre Silva Tribute
- On Nov 24, 2025, Real Madrid acknowledged a mistake at its Ordinary General Assembly after an institutional video included an incorrect image during a tribute.
- The club intended to remember Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died earlier this year on July 3 in a crash at kilometre 65 of the A-52.
- Real Madrid apologised to Elche C.F. and André da Silva after mistakenly including his image in an institutional video, and Florentino Pérez publicly acknowledged the error during the Assembly.
- A 2-2 draw at Elche left Real Madrid in first place in LaLiga, one point ahead of Barcelona, thanks to a late goal from Jude Bellingham.
- Context includes a prior tribute at the Liverpool-Real Madrid Champions League match and The Associated Press contributed reporting on Real Madrid's apology for the mistaken image.
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Liverpool Echo
Real Madrid apologises for mistake in Diogo Jota and Andre Silva tribute
The club paid have issued a statement to apologise after they mistakenly used a wrong photo
Diogo Jota and Andre Silva were to be honored at Real Madrid's congress. The club then showed a picture of the wrong Andre Silva. Now they have apologized.
Real Madrid confuses pictures at the memorial slideshow and apologizes to André Silva and Elche.
The association apologizes for a »human error«: In a video, Real Madrid honored recently deceased personalities. However, the selection of pictures resulted in an embarrassing confusion.
Real Madrid has apologized after showing the wrong player's picture in a video tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who died in a car accident in Spain in July. Instead of a picture of Silva, Madrid used an image of Elche player André da Silva on Sunday during the club's general assembly. “There was a mistake in the institutional video. We apologize; it was a human error,” said Madrid president Florentino Pérez. Madrid drew 2-2 at …
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