The Champion (El campeón)

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Diego! Diego!

Diego! Diego!

Diego! Diego!

Diego! Diego!

- Diego! Diego! -

Diego! Diego!

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Stay close to him!

- Hey, Diego! -

- - Hey! Fuck off!

Foul, ref! That was a foul!

- - Yeah, a red.

A red card? What are you talking about?

- Get off the pitch. - Red card?

- Hey, hey, hey! - Fuck's sake! Come here! Let go of me!

- Fuck! -

Come here and say that! Suck my cock!

Go on! Come and suck my cock! Come on now!

- Leave me alone. - You're just like always.

Get the fuck off, fuck's sake!

- Leave me alone, for fuck's sake! - Diego!

- Stop acting like a twat. - What?

Stop acting shit-hot. You're not.

I'm blazing hot.

Yeah, but you're as thick as pig shit.

- - Go fuck yourself!

- Now what? Now what? - You're crazy! What are you doing?

- You can't do this! - Picking on me all game, the prick.

- Hey! Hey! - What?

Calm down! Take it easy!

- I'm press. I can film if I want. - Don't you dare fucking film me! Out!

THE CHAMPION

Atleti's new champion...

DIEGO 6 YEARS OLD

...started out just like any other small-town boy.

Thanks to his talent...

DIEGO 15 YEARS OLD

...and his father's support,

Diego shone until he caught the attention of the nation's most important clubs.

TITO GONZÁLEZ DIEGO'S FATHER

Fantastic! Come here!

Amazing, son. That's my boy. You smashed it. You're a star.

At the start of the season, at just 18,

he fulfilled his dream of signing with Atlético Madrid.

But today, with only three matches left in the La Liga season,

their polarizing star is embroiled in controversy.

Atleti has issued a statement

accepting the two-game ban imposed on Diego by the Federation.

They're also evaluating internally if he should be banned for another game,

since the victim of the attack was the red-and-white team's captain.

- Now what? Now what? - You're crazy! What are you doing?

This statement has stirred controversy

among the Mattress Makers' fans,

because, should the third-match ban on Diego be confirmed,

we would reach the decisive final game of the season

with the team's top scorer on the sidelines.

We don't wanna lose Diego for the last match of the season...

HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ COACH OF ATLÉTICO DE MADRID

- ... but it won't be at any price. - No way!

You better not check Twitter.

- What? Is it still trending then? - Yeah, totally.

Oh, let 'em go for it. They'll soon come crawling back.

- Diego. - What is it, my queen?

- Come on. - No way.

- But they're waiting. - So what? Let them wait.

Yeah, but you screwed up. Come on, honey. Now deal with it.

Fuck this!

They don't give a shit.

If it's getting too much, take some time off.

And do what?

Huh?

What're you playing at?

- What do you think our house is? A hotel? -

We're his mates. We gotta back him up.

- Diego doesn't mind. He owns this place. - Uh-huh.

- Yeah, he owns everything. -

- Now, pass us a lager. - Oh, course.

You want a cold one?

- Yeah. - There you are.

- Enjoy. - What was that for?

- That's crazy! You stupid or what? -

- Now what? Now... - Is this what we want? It's gotta stop.

Well, I dunno. It's your call.

He should represent the club's values.

Scored 11 goals in his first season for you.

- Without discipline, he's done. - Calm down.

Now, all of us want the best for him, don't we?

Diego's a Ferrari, and his engine's about to explode.

He just needs a pit stop.

A media detox.

Elaborate.

- He needs a new image. - So what are you saying?

Well, to start with, you are going to say sorry.

What? Really?

- Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. -

- What if I don't want to? - Well...

Do as your agent says or your season's over, you hear?

What the fuck are you on about? This season, I'm the top scorer.

- And I decide whether you play or not. -

You're getting a two-match suspension.

- You decide if it's three. - Okay.

There's no room on this team for hooligans.

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- Hmm. -

Yeah. What's up? Yeah, I just talked to him.

What the actual fuck's a hooligan?

What does it take to be a genius?

- - In the words of Charles Baudelaire...

"Genius is no less than infancy recovered at will."

So then, can anyone offer me another definition?

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Okay.

So psychology allows us to catalogue different factors in personality

typical in geniuses in today's world, and so...

The train now arriving is for Villaverde Bajo.

Please stand back from the edge of the platform.

May we also remind you that, for your safety,

it is forbidden to cross the tracks.

Please use the available crossings.

Excuse me.

So you're still scared of everyone then?

Alex! Hey, Alex!

Hey.

Slow down.

I looked for you at the uni, tried phoning you.

- You ignored my WhatsApp. - Don't use WhatsApp.

But I gave you a mobile.

- Yeah, and I don't know why. - What d'you mean?

So we can chat and catch up.

To see how you are, you know.

So what is this?

Relax. Huh?

Man, huh, just look at you.

I have a solution to your problems.

- The solution's leaving me be. - There's zero risk to you.

You work ten hours a week for a month,

and keep your house.

- I wasn't planning... - You are.

I've seen it for sale online, and way below market value.

What do you care?

Alex,

that house is all you've got left of mum.

And I'm offering you the cash you need.

Listen to me. It's easy.

Super legal, hey. Super legal.

Right up your street.

What is my street?

I'll tell you on the way. We don't have much time.

- Juanma. - Come on. I won't go over 80.

Let's go.

METROPOLITANO STADIUM

ATLETI HOME GROUND

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Hi. Can you let me through?

- No problem, sir. - Thanks. Excuse me.

- Juanma. Juanma. - Huh?

What's this all about?

It's a media conference. Can't you see?

No, I'm not going in there. It's jam-packed.

You are. We're going in.

And I'll protect you. Come on.

No, no, get off me. You know I don't like being touched.

You sit down here. There you go.

What's going on here?

- Diego is gonna give a statement. - Ah...

Who's Diego?

All set then? Let's go, champ. Come on.

- No, I'm not coming. I won't say sorry. - You just gotta read it.

To read?

On the table out there, there's a statement we wrote.

Why didn't I know this?

Because I read it, and it's okay, son.

Go out there and watch what you say. It's gonna be fine.

Morning, all.

Thanks for coming.

"I've come... here today to say sorry."

"And I say to you all now, pub... lic..."

"...publicly here that..."

"...that I will start taking a course

of in... tensive..."

- - "...classes to complete..."

- "...the education that I gave up to..." - He's going back to school?