Netflix announces documentary on the “Rubiales case” with previously unseen testimonies from world champions

Netflix announced this Wednesday a documentary film that captures the experience of the Spanish players who won the last FIFA World Cup. #SeAcabó: Journal of champions It will premiere on November 1 and includes never-before-seen testimonies from footballers such as Jenni Hermoso and Alexia Putellas.

The documentary explores the journey of a team that saw how an unprecedented victory was impacted by an international scandal, known as the Rubiales affair, due to the behavior of the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on August 20, 2023 in the final of the Women’s Football World Cup organized in Sydney (Australia).

The platform has confirmed that Jenni Hermoso, Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes, Aitana Bonmatí, Olga Carmona, Teresa Abelleira, Ivana Andrés, Laia Codina, Sandra Paños and Lola Gallardo participate in the documentary. “This is the first time many are talking about this,” says Joanna Pardos, the film’s director.

Players know that this non-consensual kiss sparked a national debate and high-profile firings that changed Spanish football. The directors too, and therefore the title in English (It’s all over: the kiss that changed Spanish football), although it is not the Spanish one, includes what they called the “kiss that changed Spanish football”.

Luis Rubiales will be tried in 2025 for sexual assault and coercion. The judge also refers to trial, in his case for the crime of coercion, the former sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque, the former coach of the women’s team Jorge Vilda and the former marketing director of the RFEF Rubén Rivera .

Javier Martínez and Luis Miguel Calvo, co-executive producers of the documentary, define the film as “the story of how a group of exceptional women not only transformed the sport they love, but also questioned and changed perceptions and social structures, inspiring future generations. …fight for equality and recognition.