Real Madrid apologise after Diogo Jota and Andre Silva tribute error

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Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash earlier this year with Real Madrid paying tribute. 16:29, Sun, Nov 23, 2025 Updated: 16:32, Sun, Nov 23, 2025 Diogo Jota died in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva earlier this year (Image: Andrew Powell, Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Real Madrid have issued an apology to Elche and their striker Andre da Silva after mistakenly featuring his photograph in an emotional tribute video honouring those who died during the year.The Spanish giants intended to pay respect to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who tragically lost their lives in a road accident in July.

However, the individual shown in the photograph beside Jota in Real's video obituary was not his brother Andre Silva, but Elche player Andre da Silva.in a statement on X, Real Madrid wrote: "Real Madrid C.F. apologises to Elche C.F. and its player Andre da Silva for having mistakenly included his image in the obituary of an institutional video instead of that of Andre Silva, the brother of Diogo Jota, the Liverpool player. The pair were travelling to the port city of Santander to board a ferry returning to the UK when their Lamborghini careered off the road and caught fire near Zamora, Spain, after suffering a tyre blowout.Tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva (Image: Elsa - FIFA, FIFA via Getty Images) Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.

YNWA."Delivering his own tribute, Alonso said: "On my own behalf and on behalf of the club, I'd like to send our heartfelt condolences to the families of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva."We send them a warm embrace from here. We started the day with a feeling that really makes you pause and reflect, and we spoke about it."So, on behalf of the club, we send them strength, encouragement and all our support to his daughter, his children and all the family."