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Real Madrid Apologizes After Memorial Mix-Up With André Silva Photo

The club said a memorial video at its general assembly mistakenly used the Elche player's image.

Overview

  • During Sunday’s ordinary general assembly, a slideshow intended to honor figures who died this year displayed the wrong André Silva.
  • The video showed Elche forward André Silva in an RB Leipzig shirt instead of Diogo Jota’s late brother, also named André Silva.
  • Real Madrid issued a statement on X apologizing to Elche and the player, describing the image use as an error and expressing regret.
  • Coverage notes that Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva died in a car accident in Spain in July, with the younger brother playing for FC Penafiel.
  • SPORT1 reported the mistake came on the day Elche was scheduled to play Real Madrid.