1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,381 --> 00:00:08,508 [tranquil music playing] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:16,850 [tuning in radio station] 5 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:22,230 [woman on radio] Joan Laporta and Barcelona's sporting director 6 00:00:22,313 --> 00:00:23,732 have chosen Rafael Márquez 7 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:26,026 to take the reins of Barcelona Atlètic, 8 00:00:26,109 --> 00:00:28,570 known until recently as Barcelona B. 9 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,953 The Barcelona president has full confidence in Márquez. 10 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,372 According to Laporta, Márquez has demonstrated 11 00:00:39,456 --> 00:00:43,418 that he has the skills to help the youth players in the reserve team 12 00:00:43,501 --> 00:00:46,755 complete their training and move up to the first team. 13 00:00:46,838 --> 00:00:47,881 [indistinct chatter] 14 00:00:47,964 --> 00:00:49,966 [music intensifies] 15 00:01:00,852 --> 00:01:02,228 JOHAN CRUYFF STADIUM 16 00:01:05,190 --> 00:01:07,400 [man 1] Rafael Márquez understands the game 17 00:01:07,484 --> 00:01:10,153 and can help Barcelona's youth develop their skills 18 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:12,363 to become more competitive on the field. 19 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:18,161 [man 2] So, Rafa, I want to ask, 20 00:01:18,244 --> 00:01:20,830 first of all, "What does soccer mean to you?" 21 00:01:22,540 --> 00:01:24,167 What does soccer mean to me? 22 00:01:25,627 --> 00:01:26,920 It's everything. 23 00:01:27,003 --> 00:01:29,005 [rock music playing] 24 00:01:31,883 --> 00:01:33,009 [crowd roars] 25 00:01:39,182 --> 00:01:40,183 [cheering] 26 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:45,855 -Let's go for it! -[cheering] 27 00:01:48,149 --> 00:01:49,526 [crowd roars] 28 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,615 [man] Every once in a while, 29 00:01:55,698 --> 00:01:58,743 someone has a record that's unbeatable, unrivaled. 30 00:01:58,827 --> 00:01:59,869 [woman] And no wonder. 31 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:03,331 We're talking about the most important and iconic Mexican soccer player, 32 00:02:03,414 --> 00:02:05,625 historic captain of the national team. 33 00:02:05,708 --> 00:02:06,793 [whistle blaring] 34 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:10,964 Knowing that I would play with Rafa gave me a lot of joy. [chuckles] 35 00:02:13,383 --> 00:02:17,512 He's one of the best players that soccer has ever produced. 36 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,183 We looked into each other's eyes and knew what to do. 37 00:02:24,602 --> 00:02:27,730 [man 1] That guy was touched by God. He's a leader with great soccer skills 38 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,858 who's played for the best teams on the planet. 39 00:02:30,483 --> 00:02:34,529 I think he's the type of person who changes more on the field than off it. 40 00:02:36,114 --> 00:02:37,282 [thud] 41 00:02:38,783 --> 00:02:41,077 It was difficult to play against him. 42 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:44,789 To be honest, I would rather play on the opposite side of the field! 43 00:02:44,873 --> 00:02:45,707 [chuckles] 44 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:48,001 All the important players are in the thick of it. 45 00:02:50,295 --> 00:02:52,005 That's where they belong. 46 00:02:52,088 --> 00:02:55,675 [man] Today, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 47 00:02:55,758 --> 00:02:57,844 has added Rafael Márquez Álvarez, 48 00:02:57,927 --> 00:03:01,389 a Mexican soccer player with a record number of international titles, 49 00:03:01,472 --> 00:03:04,851 to the list of people who act as frontmen for drug traffickers. 50 00:03:05,351 --> 00:03:08,354 One of the names on that list was drug dealer Raúl Flores, 51 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:11,232 but the most impactful name was Rafael Márquez. 52 00:03:11,316 --> 00:03:12,442 [reporter] Rafa, over here! 53 00:03:12,525 --> 00:03:14,402 [man] First, you're a hero, then out of the blue, 54 00:03:14,485 --> 00:03:16,905 you're labeled as the worst kind of criminal. 55 00:03:17,488 --> 00:03:20,241 Rafa was… devastated. 56 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:21,784 [crowd groans] 57 00:03:23,328 --> 00:03:25,330 [man] That media storm 58 00:03:25,413 --> 00:03:29,792 raised doubts as to whether his legacy would remain intact. 59 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:32,545 [supporters whistling] 60 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,883 [Márquez] This is my toughest game. 61 00:03:36,966 --> 00:03:39,636 I'll try to clear all this up as soon as I can, 62 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:41,930 so I can be the Rafa Márquez you all know. 63 00:03:42,013 --> 00:03:44,015 [music fades] 64 00:03:45,183 --> 00:03:47,185 [intriguing music playing] 65 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:56,819 [coach shouting instructions] 66 00:03:59,155 --> 00:03:59,989 [Márquez] Two! 67 00:04:01,824 --> 00:04:02,700 Four! 68 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:07,622 Two, six! Now don't let them go back! 69 00:04:12,001 --> 00:04:14,254 Well, now I'm coaching Barça Atlètic. 70 00:04:14,796 --> 00:04:18,299 My main goal with this team is to try to develop and help the players 71 00:04:18,883 --> 00:04:20,677 so they can make it to the first team. 72 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,262 [man] Come on. Let's do it faster! 73 00:04:22,345 --> 00:04:24,138 [Márquez] Obviously, the players who stand out 74 00:04:24,222 --> 00:04:25,640 will be the ones who make it. 75 00:04:25,723 --> 00:04:28,393 But the experience of having been a professional player 76 00:04:28,476 --> 00:04:32,480 allows me to help them, and, in some ways, act as a father figure to them. 77 00:04:32,563 --> 00:04:34,565 [pensive music playing] 78 00:04:37,568 --> 00:04:40,446 [Márquez] Doing this makes me think about my father a lot. 79 00:04:40,530 --> 00:04:41,572 He was also a coach, 80 00:04:41,656 --> 00:04:44,659 and I know that he'd be proud of this new achievement. 81 00:04:44,742 --> 00:04:46,369 It's a great opportunity for me. 82 00:04:46,911 --> 00:04:48,413 [laughter] 83 00:04:49,497 --> 00:04:51,666 [woman] Interview two, Rafa, take one. 84 00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:55,044 FORMER SOCCER PLAYER AND COACH OF BARCELONA ATLÈTIC 85 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:56,337 [man] Okay, Rafa. 86 00:04:56,421 --> 00:04:58,506 Uh, tell me, who was your father? 87 00:04:59,716 --> 00:05:01,884 [laughs] Right to it? 88 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:02,927 [man] Yeah. 89 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:04,345 So, well, my father… 90 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:06,180 -[inhales deeply] -[camera clicks] 91 00:05:09,642 --> 00:05:13,479 Well, he was born in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, near Guadalajara. 92 00:05:14,605 --> 00:05:17,025 Based on all the articles and everything I've heard, 93 00:05:17,108 --> 00:05:18,651 I'm very similar to him. 94 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:21,070 THE BEST ARTILLERY - THE WALL 95 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:24,407 Physically, it's impressive how much I resemble my father, 96 00:05:25,033 --> 00:05:26,909 and in the way we played the game. 97 00:05:27,702 --> 00:05:30,330 He would come out with the ball, totally in control. 98 00:05:31,205 --> 00:05:34,709 He was graceful but also tough when he needed to be. 99 00:05:38,212 --> 00:05:41,716 He got to play for Oro Jalisco, which no longer exists. 100 00:05:42,884 --> 00:05:47,263 And then with second-division teams. He played for Irapuato, San Luis, Morelia, 101 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:52,685 until he got to Zamora, and then he wasn't allowed to leave. 102 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:56,522 [bell tolling] 103 00:05:56,606 --> 00:05:59,734 [train whistle blowing] 104 00:05:59,817 --> 00:06:01,903 [bells continue] 105 00:06:04,072 --> 00:06:08,326 [woman] My husband was a player here for the Zamora team when Rafa was born. 106 00:06:08,409 --> 00:06:11,788 When he retired, he joined the Municipal Soccer School. 107 00:06:11,871 --> 00:06:12,705 RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S MOTHER 108 00:06:12,789 --> 00:06:14,707 He was invited by Carlos Sebille Rinaldi, 109 00:06:14,791 --> 00:06:17,835 a former Atlas player and founder of the soccer school. 110 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:20,755 And he invited him to be the school's coach. 111 00:06:20,838 --> 00:06:24,133 CARLOS SEBILLE RINALDI ZAMORA MUNICIPAL SOCCER SCHOOL 112 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:29,389 Rafa Márquez's dad got involved with Carlos Sebille and the school. 113 00:06:29,472 --> 00:06:33,768 Because of their shared passion, they started to develop young talent. 114 00:06:33,851 --> 00:06:35,895 And that's exactly how Rafa joined the school 115 00:06:35,978 --> 00:06:37,355 where he started training. 116 00:06:39,357 --> 00:06:41,651 My dad, he meant everything to me. 117 00:06:41,734 --> 00:06:44,946 He… he was the one who taught me how to play soccer. 118 00:06:45,029 --> 00:06:48,991 And I looked up to him, and I wanted to model myself after him, 119 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:51,202 and so because he was a center back, 120 00:06:52,036 --> 00:06:54,622 then I dreamed of being a center back too. 121 00:06:55,498 --> 00:06:57,500 [cheering and applause] 122 00:06:59,377 --> 00:07:00,628 [woman 1] Tell us how you feel. 123 00:07:00,711 --> 00:07:02,380 [boys] Fine, good. 124 00:07:02,463 --> 00:07:04,382 [woman 1] Then work hard because you need to win. 125 00:07:04,465 --> 00:07:05,425 [boy 1] We're gonna win. 126 00:07:05,508 --> 00:07:07,301 -[boy 2] We'll totally win. -[boy 3] We'll win. 127 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:08,761 [woman 2, in Spanish] Two, three… 128 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:12,807 [women, in Spanish] Hip, hip, hooray! 129 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:16,936 Michoacán! Michoacán! Go, go, go! 130 00:07:19,939 --> 00:07:23,651 [Márquez, in English] We played in the nationals, organized by SEP, 131 00:07:24,152 --> 00:07:25,194 representing Zamora. 132 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:27,530 And in the middle of the school year, 133 00:07:27,613 --> 00:07:31,951 they told us, "Hey, we want you to go to the Michoacán state team." 134 00:07:32,034 --> 00:07:34,412 So I had to talk to the school. 135 00:07:34,495 --> 00:07:37,081 My mother went with me to ask for permission 136 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:39,542 to miss the 15 days of the tournament. 137 00:07:39,625 --> 00:07:42,587 But the principal refused and said he wouldn't give his consent. 138 00:07:42,670 --> 00:07:44,922 "It's better Rafael forgets soccer 139 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:47,008 because soccer's not gonna give him anything." 140 00:07:47,091 --> 00:07:50,428 My husband and I looked at each other, and then he said, 141 00:07:50,511 --> 00:07:54,348 "Yes, let him go. We give him permission to go to the nationals." 142 00:07:54,432 --> 00:07:57,602 So obviously I was kicked out of middle school. 143 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:04,984 Nah, I was one of the best players, and we made it to the semifinals. 144 00:08:05,067 --> 00:08:06,986 It was a great experience. 145 00:08:07,069 --> 00:08:09,489 I'd like to see the principal of that school, 146 00:08:09,572 --> 00:08:12,408 so I could tell him, "Well, thank you for your advice, 147 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:15,495 but you were so wrong. Soccer gave me everything." 148 00:08:15,578 --> 00:08:17,538 [crowd roaring] 149 00:08:17,622 --> 00:08:18,873 -[crowd fades] -[whistle blowing] 150 00:08:18,956 --> 00:08:22,084 JOHAN CRUYFF STADIUM 151 00:08:22,877 --> 00:08:23,753 Giuliano! 152 00:08:23,836 --> 00:08:25,838 -[indistinct chatter] -[whistle blows] 153 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,681 [ambient upbeat music playing] 154 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:41,854 Getting to be a part of a team like Barcelona 155 00:08:41,938 --> 00:08:44,315 is a matter of talent and skill, 156 00:08:44,398 --> 00:08:46,692 but I also think it's a matter of luck 157 00:08:46,776 --> 00:08:49,654 because you have to be in the right place at the right time. 158 00:08:52,073 --> 00:08:54,075 And I also think it's destiny. 159 00:08:54,158 --> 00:08:57,745 For example, my destiny was to play for Atlas. 160 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:03,334 [Pérez] At some point, Atlas was based in Zamora. 161 00:09:03,417 --> 00:09:06,254 In fact, they recently sent the team back to another school in Zamora. 162 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,631 At that time, the team held scouting sessions 163 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,967 to get players to bring into their youth academies. 164 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:13,678 They'd search for talent at the schools in the city of Zamora 165 00:09:13,761 --> 00:09:15,805 and throughout the region of Michoacán. 166 00:09:17,431 --> 00:09:20,601 [Márquez] They took about eight or ten players from that team. 167 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:23,062 After some tryouts, there were only two guys left, 168 00:09:23,145 --> 00:09:25,606 an 18-year-old boy and me, at 14. 169 00:09:27,942 --> 00:09:30,570 [Álvarez] He came back on Saturday, and I asked him what happened, 170 00:09:30,653 --> 00:09:32,488 and he replied, "They want me there on Monday." 171 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:34,490 And I said, "What do you want?" 172 00:09:35,157 --> 00:09:39,036 [Márquez] I had no doubts. I told them, "I wanna go. I wanna go and play there." 173 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,122 "It's my dream. It's what I want." 174 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:44,667 And I made that decision without any hesitation. 175 00:09:47,503 --> 00:09:50,840 [man] Atlas has always had some kind of curse in Mexican soccer. 176 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:57,221 It was always the, uh, ugly duckling, a small awkward team. 177 00:09:58,472 --> 00:10:00,433 It always flirted with relegation. 178 00:10:05,187 --> 00:10:08,274 Until this generation of good players like Rafa Márquez arrived… 179 00:10:08,357 --> 00:10:09,275 SPORTS JOURNALIST 180 00:10:09,358 --> 00:10:10,818 …and, all of a sudden, 181 00:10:11,652 --> 00:10:12,820 it sparked some hope. 182 00:10:12,903 --> 00:10:14,905 [festive music playing] 183 00:10:21,412 --> 00:10:23,664 Just a few of us were from Guadalajara. 184 00:10:23,748 --> 00:10:26,334 And that's why we had people from Tepic… 185 00:10:26,417 --> 00:10:28,919 -[man] From Sinaloa, from Mérida. -…from Sinaloa, Mérida, I mean… 186 00:10:29,003 --> 00:10:30,004 FORMER ATLAS SOCCER PLAYER 187 00:10:30,087 --> 00:10:32,089 Players from all over the country, same as Borgetti. 188 00:10:33,674 --> 00:10:36,052 All the non-locals were put in the clubhouse. 189 00:10:36,135 --> 00:10:40,473 And there was about… 15, 16 players. 190 00:10:41,265 --> 00:10:43,309 And the youngest was Rafa Márquez. 191 00:10:44,101 --> 00:10:46,062 I saw him and literally said, 192 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:47,772 "What's this kid doing here?" 193 00:10:49,523 --> 00:10:52,276 [Márquez] When I joined the team, it wasn't what I expected. 194 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,029 They put me with the guys that were still being tested. 195 00:10:55,112 --> 00:10:57,782 I started losing hope because I wasn't playing, 196 00:10:57,865 --> 00:10:59,742 and I wasn't being taken seriously. 197 00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:01,619 Two, three weeks went by like this. 198 00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:07,541 And I began feeling kind of melancholy and desperate. 199 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:09,043 And I remember one night… 200 00:11:09,126 --> 00:11:12,630 well, one of many nights that I cried while I was there, 201 00:11:12,713 --> 00:11:15,132 and I missed my family so much that I called home. 202 00:11:15,966 --> 00:11:19,887 And… and I told them that I didn't wanna be there anymore. 203 00:11:19,970 --> 00:11:21,555 [Álvarez] He started to cry. 204 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:24,517 "Mama, come and get me. I don't wanna be here anymore." 205 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,311 I said, "What?" He said, "Yeah, I wanna go home." 206 00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:28,854 "So you wanna quit?" "Yeah." 207 00:11:28,938 --> 00:11:30,648 "Who decided to go there?" 208 00:11:33,067 --> 00:11:36,028 I couldn't believe it. I was like, "What? Excuse me?" 209 00:11:38,739 --> 00:11:40,074 "Hey, come get me." 210 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,576 "You made your choice." 211 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:45,705 "Now it's your responsibility. Earn your position." 212 00:11:45,788 --> 00:11:47,039 "Earn your place." 213 00:11:47,915 --> 00:11:50,292 "So give it your best, son." 214 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:51,711 "What about my dad?" 215 00:11:52,294 --> 00:11:53,170 I hung up. 216 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:55,381 She didn't even put my dad on the phone. 217 00:11:55,965 --> 00:11:58,217 She didn't even try, and so… 218 00:11:59,135 --> 00:12:02,430 Well, that's when I said, "Okay, there's no turning back." 219 00:12:03,347 --> 00:12:10,312 RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ HAS A SOCCER LEGACY FROM WHICH TO GET INSPIRATION 220 00:12:12,648 --> 00:12:16,986 [Borgetti] Rafa started playing in the first division in 1996 or so. 221 00:12:17,695 --> 00:12:20,573 He had the qualities of a good center back. 222 00:12:20,656 --> 00:12:24,660 A lot of presence, vision, and, uh, serenity. 223 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:25,619 Shy. 224 00:12:25,703 --> 00:12:28,205 FORMER ATLAS AND MEXICAN TEAM PLAYER (1996-2009) 225 00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,040 He obviously was a good height. 226 00:12:30,541 --> 00:12:32,793 Very skinny, you know? Very skinny, 227 00:12:33,544 --> 00:12:36,046 but he had a lot of personality on the field. 228 00:12:36,130 --> 00:12:37,715 That brought out the best in him. 229 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:40,593 [Faitelson] He had an extraordinary combination. 230 00:12:40,676 --> 00:12:43,512 He had it all in one single player. 231 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:46,056 He had the physical and athletic attributes, 232 00:12:46,140 --> 00:12:47,808 which are obviously important, 233 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:50,811 but also a rare attribute for a Mexican player. 234 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:53,147 The mind. 235 00:12:57,526 --> 00:12:59,278 [crowd roaring] 236 00:13:02,656 --> 00:13:04,742 There were great players on that team. 237 00:13:04,825 --> 00:13:08,329 There was Rafa. There was Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Osorno… 238 00:13:08,412 --> 00:13:11,999 Well, we were all part of Atlas's golden generation at that time. 239 00:13:13,584 --> 00:13:16,629 [Márquez] With La Volpe as our coach, we made soccer a spectacle. 240 00:13:16,712 --> 00:13:20,674 Many people admired it, and they still remember it fondly. 241 00:13:22,092 --> 00:13:25,721 [man] I understood we had to build a team from the beginning, from scratch. 242 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:29,391 We had a team that had to develop players from the youth club. 243 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:32,061 This was an Atlas that played a different kind of soccer. 244 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:36,023 [crowd roars] 245 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:41,028 We couldn't believe when we saw Atlas play 246 00:13:41,111 --> 00:13:43,322 in that tournament at the turn of the century. 247 00:13:43,405 --> 00:13:45,282 They moved on to the playoffs 248 00:13:45,366 --> 00:13:47,701 and reached the final to face Toluca. 249 00:13:47,785 --> 00:13:51,247 SUMMER '99 250 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:54,708 ATLAS QUALIFIES STRAIGHT INTO THE PLAYOFFS 251 00:13:54,792 --> 00:13:56,877 That Atlas team really started 252 00:13:57,878 --> 00:13:59,171 to write a different story. 253 00:14:00,005 --> 00:14:01,382 JUNE 3, 1999 SUMMER TOURNAMENT FINAL 254 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:03,884 FIRST-LEG MATCH 255 00:14:03,968 --> 00:14:07,555 [spectators chanting] 256 00:14:09,306 --> 00:14:13,143 [Márquez] I vividly remember that Jalisco Stadium was packed. 257 00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:16,689 You could see the stands moving because it was completely full, 258 00:14:16,772 --> 00:14:19,191 and the people were happy, excited. 259 00:14:20,651 --> 00:14:22,570 We faced a really good Toluca team. 260 00:14:23,070 --> 00:14:26,115 Cardozo was one of the best players in the league. 261 00:14:26,198 --> 00:14:27,908 It was like facing a bull. 262 00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:30,411 We, on the other hand, were just rookies. 263 00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:33,747 We were young. We were at the beginning of our careers. 264 00:14:33,831 --> 00:14:35,332 But we still gave 'em hell. 265 00:14:35,416 --> 00:14:36,917 I still get goosebumps… 266 00:14:37,001 --> 00:14:38,127 FORMER ATLAS SOCCER PLAYER 267 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:40,546 …remembering that moment and what it was like. 268 00:14:40,629 --> 00:14:42,339 [commentator] He passes back. 269 00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:44,049 He strikes it. Cabuto… 270 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:45,092 Cardozo! 271 00:14:45,175 --> 00:14:48,095 -[crowd roars] -Goal! 272 00:14:48,178 --> 00:14:50,139 Goal for Toluca! 273 00:14:50,222 --> 00:14:51,807 The second in eight minutes! 274 00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:56,061 [Andrade] Within the first minutes, we were down by two goals, 275 00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:58,606 and people said, "They're gonna be massacred." 276 00:14:58,689 --> 00:15:00,858 We turned to look at each other and said, 277 00:15:00,941 --> 00:15:02,860 "Come on! This is our home." 278 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,654 [commentator] And here comes Andrade and… 279 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:08,782 Goal! 280 00:15:08,866 --> 00:15:11,201 Osorno, he's in! Here comes Andrade. 281 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:12,202 Jared… 282 00:15:12,286 --> 00:15:14,914 Castillo! The ball is in the back of the net! 283 00:15:14,997 --> 00:15:16,916 Misionero Castillo! 284 00:15:18,834 --> 00:15:20,502 [Márquez] We gave it everything we had. 285 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:22,338 Nobody bet on us. 286 00:15:22,421 --> 00:15:23,839 But we fought hard anyway. 287 00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:27,593 At least for myself, I can say I'm proud of what we did. 288 00:15:28,510 --> 00:15:31,513 On the field, La Volpe had an ally in Rafa Márquez, 289 00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:33,891 even though Márquez was very young. 290 00:15:33,974 --> 00:15:35,476 [commentator] The ball is in the air. 291 00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:38,938 A header and there it goes! The ball's in the back of the net! 292 00:15:39,021 --> 00:15:41,565 Rafa Márquez tied it up! 293 00:15:41,649 --> 00:15:43,692 Márquez ties the match! 294 00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:49,156 WHAT A FINAL! 295 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:54,286 [Márquez] We didn't think we had a chance. 296 00:15:54,370 --> 00:15:57,539 Atlas hadn't reached the finals for a long time. 297 00:15:58,082 --> 00:16:01,210 They obviously hadn't won the championship in a very long time. 298 00:16:01,877 --> 00:16:05,297 But the desire was there, and we badly wanted to win it. 299 00:16:05,881 --> 00:16:08,092 JUNE 6, 1999 SECOND-LEG MATCH 300 00:16:08,175 --> 00:16:11,345 -[rhythmic drumming] -[supporters chanting] 301 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:16,392 Toluca has a famous fan club called La Perra Brava, 302 00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:17,559 or the Raging Bitch. 303 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:19,603 They really intimidate teams. 304 00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:21,397 The match was brutal. 305 00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:25,526 In regulation time, we weren't beaten by Toluca. 306 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:28,737 [Méndez] You could say, "Anyone could win the championship." 307 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:30,322 But unfortunately, we didn't. 308 00:16:32,157 --> 00:16:35,160 [Márquez] The game continued until the end of regulation time, 309 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:36,787 then went to extra time 310 00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:39,540 -and ended in a penalty shootout. -[whistle blows] 311 00:16:39,623 --> 00:16:41,750 [commentator 1] Here comes Taboada. He shoots… 312 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,669 [crowd roaring] 313 00:16:43,752 --> 00:16:46,005 [commentator 2] Here comes El Chato. He shoots! 314 00:16:46,088 --> 00:16:49,091 -[crowd roars] -[commentator 2] Goal! 315 00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:50,843 [Faitelson] Honestly, that penalty shootout 316 00:16:50,926 --> 00:16:53,220 in the finals in the summer of 1999 317 00:16:53,303 --> 00:16:57,516 was one of the most dramatic moments in the history of Mexican soccer. 318 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:01,979 [Márquez] When I was going to the penalty spot, 319 00:17:02,062 --> 00:17:04,189 a Toluca player came to mess with me. 320 00:17:04,273 --> 00:17:07,026 He was trying to get inside my head, and he told me, 321 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,029 "You don't have the balls. You're gonna miss it." 322 00:17:10,112 --> 00:17:13,282 [commentator 1] And a brawl has started. Who's in there, Daniel? 323 00:17:14,158 --> 00:17:17,578 [Faitelson] The atmosphere in the stadium was very explosive, 324 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:19,705 putting pressure on Márquez. 325 00:17:22,207 --> 00:17:24,960 [commentator 2] Here he comes. Born in Zamora, Michoacán. 326 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:27,171 He comes from the youth academy of Atlas. 327 00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:30,424 A great center back. Rafa's ready. 328 00:17:30,507 --> 00:17:31,675 Cristante's ready. 329 00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:34,553 He doesn't go far. He's ten feet behind the ball. 330 00:17:34,636 --> 00:17:36,305 Rafa, the Zamorano, shoots… 331 00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:37,598 Goal! 332 00:17:37,681 --> 00:17:39,683 [crowd roars] 333 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,769 [percussive music playing] 334 00:17:43,479 --> 00:17:45,564 [Márquez chuckles] After I scored the goal, 335 00:17:45,647 --> 00:17:48,901 I looked where the Toluca players were and made the gestures like, 336 00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:51,445 "I did have what he said I didn't have." 337 00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:56,867 [Méndez] It was sudden death. 338 00:17:56,950 --> 00:17:59,745 The ball seemed to be on fire, so if you missed… 339 00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:01,914 -[Andrade chuckles] No. -…you lose. 340 00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:06,752 [oscillating high-pitched tone] 341 00:18:06,835 --> 00:18:08,837 -[crowd roars] -[whistle blows] 342 00:18:20,349 --> 00:18:23,102 -[crowd roar fades] -[high-pitched ringing] 343 00:18:33,403 --> 00:18:34,905 We were all upset. 344 00:18:34,988 --> 00:18:37,199 We had never seen La Volpe cry. 345 00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:38,283 Unbelievable. 346 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,703 I realized Toluca was good, no doubt about it. 347 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,831 But perhaps 348 00:18:44,665 --> 00:18:46,667 it would've been nice to win that one. 349 00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:49,628 [Faitelson] At the end of the day, Toluca lifted the trophy. 350 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:55,425 But Atlas had won something much more important than the trophy. 351 00:18:56,009 --> 00:19:01,431 That team had won the recognition and respect of all the fans. 352 00:19:01,515 --> 00:19:03,600 DEVILS! 353 00:19:03,684 --> 00:19:06,103 [Márquez] It hurts not to have won that championship. 354 00:19:06,186 --> 00:19:07,646 But at the time, 355 00:19:07,729 --> 00:19:11,859 there was a lot of merit in what we did and the way we did it, how we did it. 356 00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:16,446 And many people still remember us with a lot of joy. 357 00:19:16,530 --> 00:19:18,240 -[distant cheering] -[whistle blaring] 358 00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:24,037 RUNNER-UP - SUMMER 1999, 1ST DIVISION MEXICAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION 359 00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:26,331 Mexico had already had players 360 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:29,751 who seemed to have everything you'd need to become a star 361 00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:31,503 but failed to reach their potential. 362 00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:33,755 Rafa Márquez had to break that taboo. 363 00:19:34,506 --> 00:19:37,259 He had to go from a good player in a youth club 364 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,178 to a great player 365 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:42,306 on the national team 366 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,476 MEXICO VS ECUADOR 367 00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:55,027 There was gonna be a friendly in the Azteca Stadium against Ecuador, 368 00:19:55,652 --> 00:19:59,948 and Bora Milutinovic, the coach of the national team at that time, 369 00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:01,658 sent a list to Atlas, 370 00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:04,870 and he called up Márquez, but there were two of us. 371 00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:07,623 So they sent both César Márquez and I. 372 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:10,709 It's an anecdote that everyone tells, 373 00:20:10,792 --> 00:20:13,128 but, well, I was the one who ended up playing. 374 00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:14,379 [chuckles] 375 00:20:15,088 --> 00:20:17,090 It was really great, you know? 376 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:20,469 I always dreamed of being able to wear the national team jersey, 377 00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,888 to be able to sing the national anthem. 378 00:20:22,971 --> 00:20:26,725 And it was… it was very special 379 00:20:26,808 --> 00:20:31,647 because, at 17 years old, I made my debut on the senior national team. 380 00:20:32,773 --> 00:20:36,068 Uh, that's right. Mr. Bora gave me the opportunity 381 00:20:36,151 --> 00:20:37,653 to be on the senior national team, 382 00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:42,115 and I think it's an amazing opportunity, and I hope he keeps calling me up. 383 00:20:47,955 --> 00:20:50,457 [Márquez] A few months later, I was called to go to Copa América 384 00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:52,626 with Manolo Lapuente as the coach. 385 00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:57,839 Claudio Suárez and I had to cover Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano, 386 00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:00,050 two great forwards at that time. 387 00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:09,101 There were two Monaco scouts watching that game 388 00:21:09,184 --> 00:21:11,812 because they wanted to watch a Chilean defender. 389 00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:14,690 But they said to me, "We've seen you play. We wanna ask 390 00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,942 if you have any interest in playing for Monaco." 391 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,778 And I was like, "Monaco… Monaco…" 392 00:21:19,861 --> 00:21:21,488 [engine revs] 393 00:21:24,574 --> 00:21:26,034 [ship horn blares] 394 00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:33,208 When I got to Monaco, I realized that, I mean, 395 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:34,835 this is like a fairy tale. 396 00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:39,715 [man] Rafael Márquez doesn't mind playing defense or offense. 397 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:42,634 This is the first interview in which the player explains 398 00:21:42,718 --> 00:21:44,636 why he wanted to come to Monaco. 399 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,223 "France is the champion. They just won the World Cup." 400 00:21:49,349 --> 00:21:53,020 "And Monaco, in this league of champions, 401 00:21:53,103 --> 00:21:55,105 is an important team." 402 00:21:59,609 --> 00:22:01,153 Nothing can compare to Mexico. 403 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:05,991 And leaving your friends, your family, your traditions is difficult. 404 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:10,871 To move from one country to another, to have to learn a different language, 405 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:13,749 to get used to the French culture… 406 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:16,168 -[rhythmic drumming] -[supporters chanting] 407 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:18,462 [crowd groans] 408 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:24,926 [Faitelson] There is a syndrome in soccer we call the "Jamaicón Syndrome." 409 00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:27,095 A player has the ability to play in Europe, 410 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:28,513 but as soon as he gets there, 411 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:30,849 he'll come back, or he'll call on the phone to say, 412 00:22:30,932 --> 00:22:34,644 "I'm cold. I'm hungry. I miss my food. I miss my friends." 413 00:22:34,728 --> 00:22:36,188 "I'm well paid in Mexico." 414 00:22:36,271 --> 00:22:38,690 "So what am I doing here suffering in Europe?" 415 00:22:39,566 --> 00:22:41,401 [Pardo] Things are always going to be difficult. 416 00:22:41,485 --> 00:22:44,988 But if you have a good mindset, stay strong, and wanna win, 417 00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:46,698 you'll succeed in Europe. 418 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:48,325 [commentator] The ball is recovered. 419 00:22:48,825 --> 00:22:51,536 And Rafael Márquez was obviously the first one 420 00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:54,331 to take advantage of the opportunity presented to Monaco. 421 00:22:55,082 --> 00:22:56,458 [Faitelson] Rafa was ready. 422 00:22:56,541 --> 00:22:59,711 He broke the molds, the paradigms of the Mexican soccer player. 423 00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:02,172 He was never gonna quit. 424 00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:08,720 [Márquez] Even though I was new and I didn't know the league, 425 00:23:09,262 --> 00:23:14,142 I felt totally comfortable, you know, playing both offense and defense, 426 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:18,063 and I faced guys who were much faster and bigger, 427 00:23:18,146 --> 00:23:21,316 but still… I could show off my skills. 428 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:23,527 [thud] 429 00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:26,405 LIGUE 1 CHAMPIONS 430 00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:28,156 We ended up being champions, 431 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,659 and also I was able to finish 432 00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:34,579 as one of the best defenders in that league, in that tournament. 433 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:39,042 [players singing and chanting] 434 00:23:39,793 --> 00:23:41,628 [Márquez] I started to enjoy myself. 435 00:23:41,711 --> 00:23:44,881 I began to earn too much money. I was young, just 20 years old. 436 00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:46,049 I had vices. 437 00:23:48,385 --> 00:23:51,430 I had cars that obviously attracted attention. 438 00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:54,015 I bought an A3, an SLK, 439 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:57,227 then a Porsche, then a Ferrari, then a Maserati, 440 00:23:57,310 --> 00:23:58,520 a Mercedes. 441 00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:00,188 And those were my vices. 442 00:24:02,482 --> 00:24:05,944 One day, he calls my mom and says, "I'm getting married." 443 00:24:06,027 --> 00:24:09,906 And we were all like, "What? Why? With whom? How?" 444 00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:12,909 He was almost 22 years old when he told us that 445 00:24:12,993 --> 00:24:15,370 He said, "I'm getting married in…" 446 00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:18,748 I don't remember if it was three or four weeks. 447 00:24:19,749 --> 00:24:22,919 "Everything's ready. When you guys arrive, I'm getting married." 448 00:24:28,675 --> 00:24:30,385 [crowd roars] 449 00:24:34,055 --> 00:24:36,766 [Álvarez] I think he was happy when his children were born. 450 00:24:38,226 --> 00:24:40,770 I think those were his happy moments. 451 00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:43,148 Okay. 452 00:24:43,231 --> 00:24:45,150 RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S SON 453 00:24:45,233 --> 00:24:49,112 It still happens to this day if I watch videos on social media, 454 00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:52,324 and, um, I'm like, "Wow, is this really my dad?" 455 00:24:54,784 --> 00:24:56,578 I still can't believe it, you know? 456 00:25:00,248 --> 00:25:02,792 [Márquez] One, two, three, four. 457 00:25:02,876 --> 00:25:03,919 Nothing. To Edu. 458 00:25:04,002 --> 00:25:05,253 [man 1] Arena, go up and out! 459 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:08,298 [Márquez] One, two, three, four, five, six… 460 00:25:08,882 --> 00:25:10,509 -[man 2] It's out. -[Márquez] One, two. 461 00:25:10,592 --> 00:25:12,552 -[man 3] No, he touched it. -[man 4] Joan. 462 00:25:13,428 --> 00:25:17,390 [Márquez] I think that most soccer players' biggest dream 463 00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:21,478 is to represent their country on their national team. 464 00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:23,480 And obviously after that, 465 00:25:23,563 --> 00:25:26,900 to be able to play and represent your country in a World Cup. 466 00:25:27,776 --> 00:25:29,361 -[gong bangs] -[rhythmic drumming] 467 00:25:29,444 --> 00:25:34,324 FIFA WORLD CUP KOREA AND JAPAN 2002 468 00:25:36,243 --> 00:25:37,077 [fans chanting] 469 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,539 Everything you experience in a World Cup is totally different. 470 00:25:40,622 --> 00:25:42,624 It's like nothing else in life. 471 00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:44,793 I was excited, enthusiastic, 472 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:47,796 especially because my family was coming with me to the World Cup. 473 00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:50,215 My sister, my mother, and my father 474 00:25:50,298 --> 00:25:52,092 had the opportunity to go with me. 475 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,929 And Javier Aguirre, well, 476 00:25:56,012 --> 00:26:00,058 he gave me the responsibility of being the captain in this World Cup. 477 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,561 [man 1] Are you recording already? 478 00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:04,813 Are you recording with sound and everything? 479 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,399 -[woman] Everything. -[man 1] Perfect. You're badasses. 480 00:26:07,482 --> 00:26:09,109 -Don't edit it. -[man 2] No, we won't. 481 00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:11,611 Okay, thanks. Rafa was my captain. 482 00:26:12,904 --> 00:26:17,951 He had that touch, that emotional balance that allowed him to talk to the group, 483 00:26:18,702 --> 00:26:21,079 uh, to be concrete, and be heard. 484 00:26:22,163 --> 00:26:25,083 [Faitelson] There are some soccer players who are born to be captains. 485 00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:27,335 Rafa Márquez was born to be a captain. 486 00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:31,089 [Márquez] To stand up in front of that group, 487 00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:35,260 and… to be their guide, to have this responsibility, 488 00:26:35,343 --> 00:26:36,970 first, it makes you proud 489 00:26:37,637 --> 00:26:39,139 to represent your country. 490 00:26:39,222 --> 00:26:42,183 And second, it felt good to be the leader of this team. 491 00:26:43,018 --> 00:26:44,185 MEXICO - CROATIA 492 00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:45,729 [crowd roars] 493 00:26:48,732 --> 00:26:52,110 [fans chanting] 494 00:26:52,193 --> 00:26:53,820 [all chanting] Ecuador! Ecuador! 495 00:26:55,989 --> 00:26:57,574 [crowd roars] 496 00:26:57,657 --> 00:27:00,994 [chanting] Italy! Italy! Italy! 497 00:27:01,077 --> 00:27:04,289 -[fan blowing trumpet] -[fans chanting] Mexico! 498 00:27:05,749 --> 00:27:07,459 We were highly motivated. 499 00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:09,711 But we were also aware… 500 00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:10,629 MEXICO - ITALY 501 00:27:10,712 --> 00:27:13,798 …that the next opponent we could go against was, 502 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:16,426 uh, the United States. 503 00:27:16,509 --> 00:27:19,095 I love USA, but I'm sorry for today! 504 00:27:19,179 --> 00:27:21,306 Come on, Mexico! Let's win! 505 00:27:21,389 --> 00:27:24,225 With one of Mexico's best soccer teams in a World Cup, 506 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:27,812 what I'm really hoping for is that we win by two goals, 2-0, 507 00:27:27,896 --> 00:27:29,314 and the US can't do anything. 508 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:31,900 2-0. 2-0. Let's win. 509 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:33,109 Beat the gringos! 2-0. 510 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:36,488 [Márquez] I don't think anyone knows, 511 00:27:36,571 --> 00:27:39,699 but I have a very personal rivalry with the United States 512 00:27:39,783 --> 00:27:43,078 because of something that happened in my family. 513 00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:44,996 It's very sensitive. 514 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,749 [poignant music playing] 515 00:27:47,832 --> 00:27:50,543 It's a chapter in my dad's private life. 516 00:27:50,627 --> 00:27:53,421 He was separated from his father. 517 00:27:56,132 --> 00:27:59,219 His father abandoned them to go to the United States. 518 00:28:01,846 --> 00:28:04,516 And every time my father had a few drinks, 519 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,519 these memories of my grandfather came up. 520 00:28:08,311 --> 00:28:09,521 And he started to cry. 521 00:28:09,604 --> 00:28:12,023 He started to remember things. 522 00:28:12,982 --> 00:28:14,317 And the truth is that… 523 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:19,072 I think that me, my sister, and my mother, 524 00:28:19,155 --> 00:28:20,740 we also suffered through it. 525 00:28:20,824 --> 00:28:21,908 [camera clicks] 526 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:24,911 [bell ringing] 527 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:29,040 But, yeah, there was this resentment, you know. 528 00:28:29,124 --> 00:28:31,126 Like, he left us for the United States, 529 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:33,795 and I related that country to that memory. 530 00:28:33,878 --> 00:28:37,674 Also, with them being such a powerhouse in other sports 531 00:28:37,757 --> 00:28:39,551 and because we were better in soccer, 532 00:28:39,634 --> 00:28:42,178 I felt we couldn't lose to the United States. 533 00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:43,430 And, well, for sure, 534 00:28:43,930 --> 00:28:45,640 um, 535 00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,935 those little things added up in that particular match. 536 00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:50,562 [sniffs] 537 00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:53,314 [spectators cheering] 538 00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:58,486 ROUND OF 16 MEXICO VS USA 539 00:28:58,570 --> 00:29:00,572 [rhythmic drumming] 540 00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:05,535 Our technique was better, and our team was better, 541 00:29:05,618 --> 00:29:08,955 but we had something going against us. Mexico had a lot to lose. 542 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:09,956 A whole lot. 543 00:29:10,999 --> 00:29:14,961 [Márquez] When you have an opponent, maybe of the same size or smaller, 544 00:29:15,044 --> 00:29:16,713 you always relax a little, 545 00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:19,883 and I think that's what happened to us. 546 00:29:19,966 --> 00:29:21,092 [tense music playing] 547 00:29:21,176 --> 00:29:22,093 [crowd roars] 548 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:25,430 MEXICO - USA 549 00:29:26,222 --> 00:29:27,515 Son of a bitch! 550 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:29,476 [Borgetti] That was the worst-case scenario, 551 00:29:29,559 --> 00:29:30,810 to start the game losing, 552 00:29:31,644 --> 00:29:33,438 because that would make them stronger. 553 00:29:35,064 --> 00:29:37,233 "They can't beat us. We can't lose to them." 554 00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:39,277 "No, it can't happen, especially not to them." 555 00:29:40,361 --> 00:29:45,200 I decided, instinctually, to change, uh, from a line of four to a line of five, 556 00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:47,160 which we hadn't practiced very much. 557 00:29:48,036 --> 00:29:50,371 And then we lost a little bit of control, 558 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:52,707 and the team started to get disorganized, 559 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:55,877 and by the second half, we became desperate, you know? 560 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,421 We were trying to even the score against our rivals. 561 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:05,720 Sometimes, things simply don't work out. 562 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,597 Sometimes, you're searching 563 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,307 and you're trying, 564 00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:13,019 but you don't understand why it doesn't happen. 565 00:30:16,064 --> 00:30:17,482 [crowd roaring] 566 00:30:20,109 --> 00:30:23,238 [fans chanting] 567 00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:27,242 How do you like that? How do you like that? Yeah! 568 00:30:32,288 --> 00:30:33,331 [Márquez] At 2-0, 569 00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:36,876 the team was obviously frustrated, desperate to achieve something, 570 00:30:37,377 --> 00:30:39,337 but we were no longer synchronized. 571 00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:42,006 We couldn't do what we'd worked on during the previous weeks, 572 00:30:42,090 --> 00:30:44,008 and I was blinded by desperation. 573 00:30:44,092 --> 00:30:45,593 [music fades] 574 00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:49,556 [crowd roaring] 575 00:30:49,639 --> 00:30:50,640 [whistle blows] 576 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:58,064 It was Cobi Jones, but it could've been whoever I came across at that time. 577 00:30:59,774 --> 00:31:01,442 [Álvarez] We were in the stands, 578 00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:04,988 and I said, "Oh my God, he didn't even hit him." 579 00:31:05,071 --> 00:31:07,782 "At least he should have hit him hard enough to mess up his face." 580 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,409 [laughs] 581 00:31:09,492 --> 00:31:10,451 [indistinct chatter] 582 00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:12,328 [Márquez] There are times when people say, 583 00:31:12,412 --> 00:31:15,123 "At least give it everything. At least make them struggle." 584 00:31:16,207 --> 00:31:18,376 "At least let them know we're there." 585 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,211 "Make it hurt." 586 00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:22,171 [fans chanting] They smashed us 587 00:31:22,255 --> 00:31:25,383 On Father's Day, they made us pay 588 00:31:25,466 --> 00:31:28,428 [chanting] USA! USA! USA! 589 00:31:28,511 --> 00:31:31,389 Against any fucking team, man, except the US. 590 00:31:31,472 --> 00:31:33,266 -[man 2] Except the US. -It's a national shame. 591 00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:35,894 We lost! 592 00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:39,814 And the worst thing is who we lost to. 593 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,608 [crowd booing] 594 00:31:43,359 --> 00:31:48,239 FRUSTRATION MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM'S DEFEAT HURT 595 00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:56,456 [Álvarez] When we returned from the World Cup, 596 00:31:56,539 --> 00:31:58,625 my husband already had health issues. 597 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:01,794 He had a surgery. He had a tumor in the stomach, 598 00:32:01,878 --> 00:32:04,297 but fortunately it was encapsulated. 599 00:32:05,131 --> 00:32:06,883 The surgery went well, 600 00:32:06,966 --> 00:32:10,386 but afterwards, there were internal complications, 601 00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:15,099 and that was what started to weaken him more. 602 00:32:15,183 --> 00:32:16,517 [melancholy music playing] 603 00:32:18,144 --> 00:32:20,271 [Márquez] Later, I had a knee injury. 604 00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:25,610 So I decided to have surgery in Mexico to be closer to… to my dad. 605 00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:31,574 A few weeks later, Monaco told me that I had to return. 606 00:32:32,492 --> 00:32:35,078 They hadn't given me permission to stay that long 607 00:32:35,161 --> 00:32:37,038 and said that if I didn't come back, 608 00:32:37,830 --> 00:32:42,043 then they were gonna start taking drastic measures to get me back to Monaco. 609 00:32:43,252 --> 00:32:48,758 But… the next day, when I was ready to go to the airport to get on my flight, 610 00:32:49,884 --> 00:32:51,719 I decided I didn't wanna leave. 611 00:32:56,349 --> 00:32:57,350 [music fades] 612 00:32:57,433 --> 00:33:01,854 And sometimes it makes me tear up thinking about him, like now. 613 00:33:13,866 --> 00:33:15,368 [sniffles] 614 00:33:15,451 --> 00:33:16,911 [sighs] 615 00:33:20,957 --> 00:33:22,333 [poignant music playing] 616 00:33:22,417 --> 00:33:25,670 MÁRQUEZ LIVES A DAY OF SORROW 617 00:33:25,753 --> 00:33:27,296 No matter how much time… 618 00:33:29,173 --> 00:33:31,384 no matter how much time passes, 619 00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:32,593 it still hurts. 620 00:33:34,971 --> 00:33:37,515 You still miss that person. 621 00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:47,233 [interviewer] During those last weeks, 622 00:33:47,316 --> 00:33:50,319 do you remember any conversations with your father? 623 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,614 [Márquez sighs] Yes, uh, I told him, 624 00:33:53,698 --> 00:33:55,825 at some point, I didn't promise it, 625 00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:59,245 but I did tell him that I was gonna be on a great team. 626 00:33:59,328 --> 00:34:01,789 And so, in Mexico at that time, 627 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:05,168 we were all Real Madrid fans because of Hugo Sánchez. 628 00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:09,714 And… yeah, I told him, 629 00:34:09,797 --> 00:34:10,965 "Hey…" 630 00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:13,676 As a joke, I said, "Hey, so… 631 00:34:15,678 --> 00:34:17,263 don't think about dying now 632 00:34:17,346 --> 00:34:20,308 because you still have to see me play for Real Madrid." 633 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,021 And, well, he took it as a joke, 634 00:34:25,104 --> 00:34:26,189 but he said, 635 00:34:27,023 --> 00:34:30,818 "I know you're gonna do it whether I'm there or not. I'm sure." 636 00:34:32,278 --> 00:34:34,697 And now he's probably making fun of me, 637 00:34:34,781 --> 00:34:38,409 laughing at the fact that I signed with their rival. 638 00:34:40,828 --> 00:34:43,664 He must be very proud of everything I achieved. 639 00:34:50,963 --> 00:34:53,925 Today's FC Barcelona news can be summarized by three names. 640 00:34:54,008 --> 00:34:57,762 the Brazilian player Ronaldinho, to whom Barcelona has made a new offer, 641 00:34:57,845 --> 00:34:59,931 the Portuguese Quaresma, who is already in Barcelona, 642 00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:03,559 and Márquez, who the club has officially presented this afternoon. 643 00:35:04,977 --> 00:35:07,480 [woman] This handshake is the result of many meetings 644 00:35:07,563 --> 00:35:11,776 and several contract revisions between Rafael Márquez and Barça. 645 00:35:11,859 --> 00:35:14,946 [man] Márquez has played for Monaco since 1999. 646 00:35:15,029 --> 00:35:18,449 After a little rest, he will apparently change teams to Barça. 647 00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:19,826 The Mexican defender, 648 00:35:19,909 --> 00:35:22,578 who has signed for four seasons, wants to succeed in Europe, 649 00:35:22,662 --> 00:35:24,747 just like his idol, Hugo Sánchez. 650 00:35:24,831 --> 00:35:26,332 -[woman] Hugo Sánchez. -Go ahead. 651 00:35:26,415 --> 00:35:28,835 -[woman] Scene one, take one. Mark. -[clapboard claps] 652 00:35:30,044 --> 00:35:32,046 [crowd roaring] 653 00:35:35,883 --> 00:35:39,303 [man] Ever since I went to live in Spain, where I wanted to be successful, 654 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:42,723 I loved the idea that more Mexican players would follow. 655 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,059 And when I heard that Rafa was going to Barcelona, 656 00:35:45,726 --> 00:35:48,354 I was very happy for him. 657 00:35:48,437 --> 00:35:50,231 [indistinct chatter] 658 00:35:53,067 --> 00:35:55,611 [Pardo] So he was a Mexican at one of the biggest clubs 659 00:35:55,695 --> 00:35:57,780 not only in Spain, but in all of Europe. 660 00:35:57,864 --> 00:36:00,449 Clearly, he was looking forward to a very bright career. 661 00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:05,872 Barça is another magnitude. You can't compare it to anything else. 662 00:36:05,955 --> 00:36:08,166 Yeah, sure, Monaco is a club, a big club, 663 00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:11,752 but you come to Barça, and this is a whole… a whole different story. 664 00:36:13,129 --> 00:36:16,048 It's hard to adapt, not only on the field, but also off it. 665 00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:18,718 Two hundred journalists are waiting for you. 666 00:36:18,801 --> 00:36:22,305 Everyone talks about you in the press. It changes your life even in Mexico. 667 00:36:23,222 --> 00:36:24,891 And in the case of Márquez, 668 00:36:24,974 --> 00:36:28,186 he's known as "the Kaiser of Michoacán." 669 00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:31,439 He's a man who could be compared to a world-famous player, 670 00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:33,441 a historic player like Beckenbauer. 671 00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:39,614 But it was more about my frame of mind that I would make my own history, 672 00:36:39,697 --> 00:36:42,200 that I'd try to be the best in my position, 673 00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:44,202 that I wanted to be someone important, 674 00:36:44,285 --> 00:36:46,412 and be supported because I'm Mexican. 675 00:36:47,121 --> 00:36:48,956 Mexico will always be with me. 676 00:36:52,835 --> 00:36:55,296 Ronaldinho and I arrived the same year. 677 00:36:55,379 --> 00:36:58,007 And I knew that he was already a star, 678 00:36:58,090 --> 00:36:59,675 both on and off the field. 679 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:03,721 To be able to say that Ronaldinho was gonna be my teammate was awesome. 680 00:37:03,804 --> 00:37:06,766 I could feel that I was gonna be on a very good team. 681 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:12,772 Rafa and I arrived at Barcelona at the same time, 682 00:37:12,855 --> 00:37:14,941 and it was amazing, you know? 683 00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:18,736 We arrived in a moment when the club was not doing so well. 684 00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,281 The club's situation wasn't so good at that time, 685 00:37:22,365 --> 00:37:25,326 but thanks to the work of the whole team, 686 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:27,119 and he was an important piece, 687 00:37:27,203 --> 00:37:29,038 that situation changed completely. 688 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,875 The standards at Barça, and in that particular team, 689 00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:34,126 were extremely high. 690 00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:37,421 To be a Barcelona player, you had to pass through the crucible. 691 00:37:37,505 --> 00:37:40,841 You have to be the best in your position or one of the best in the world. 692 00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:42,677 It was a dream team. 693 00:37:43,177 --> 00:37:45,638 I don't even know how they managed 694 00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:50,309 to bring in that amount of talent and put it all together. 695 00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:55,398 [Márquez] If you show enough professionalism 696 00:37:55,481 --> 00:37:56,732 in each training session, 697 00:37:57,525 --> 00:38:00,569 the players will always receive you with open arms. 698 00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:04,991 When they see someone who is dedicated, someone who gives their full effort, 699 00:38:06,242 --> 00:38:08,411 then you quickly earn their trust. 700 00:38:09,245 --> 00:38:11,038 [crowd cheers] 701 00:38:11,831 --> 00:38:13,541 [Hernández] He was a defender who won duels. 702 00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:15,084 His aerial play was spectacular. 703 00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:17,044 Hardly ever lost a one-on-one. 704 00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:18,504 He was very aggressive. 705 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:21,048 [crowd cheering] 706 00:38:21,882 --> 00:38:25,052 He was not only good with the ball but also with his footwork. 707 00:38:26,721 --> 00:38:30,891 Rafa had this technique where he'd switch from side to side and surprise you. 708 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,185 [Hernández] Even his defense was offense. 709 00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:35,813 From his position, Rafa could feed you assists. 710 00:38:37,273 --> 00:38:39,692 He helped me a lot. We understood each other. 711 00:38:39,775 --> 00:38:42,528 We looked into each other's eyes and knew what to do. 712 00:38:45,781 --> 00:38:48,451 Also, he was a player who could score from set pieces. 713 00:38:48,534 --> 00:38:50,119 [commentator] He takes it and… 714 00:38:50,202 --> 00:38:51,037 [crowd roars] 715 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:56,167 Goal! 716 00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,127 RAFA GIVES BARÇA THE WIN 717 00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:02,882 Everyone in Mexico supported Real Madrid when I played for Real Madrid, 718 00:39:02,965 --> 00:39:06,427 but when the years went by and Rafa began to gain attention playing for Barcelona, 719 00:39:07,053 --> 00:39:11,223 in Mexico, a lot of people became Barcelona fans. 720 00:39:11,891 --> 00:39:13,059 That was thanks to Rafa. 721 00:39:13,142 --> 00:39:15,061 [supporters groan] 722 00:39:16,312 --> 00:39:21,192 [Faitelson] A lot of Mexican fans were actually seeking out the Barcelona games. 723 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:25,780 They wanted to be able to see how that extraordinary Atlas player 724 00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:29,867 would continue to perform at the highest possible level. 725 00:39:37,416 --> 00:39:39,960 [Márquez] Barcelona became like my second home. 726 00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:44,048 There were… moments 727 00:39:45,758 --> 00:39:49,303 that were important in my personal life that happened here. 728 00:39:51,430 --> 00:39:53,599 And professionally, it goes without saying, 729 00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:54,850 this was the best time. 730 00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:56,727 I won everything with Barcelona. 731 00:39:58,312 --> 00:40:01,273 [commentator] It's a difficult match in terms of how the field impacted the-- 732 00:40:01,357 --> 00:40:04,193 Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! 733 00:40:04,276 --> 00:40:10,408 Goal by Márquez! 734 00:40:10,491 --> 00:40:12,368 Let's win the trophy! 735 00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:15,579 Let's go for the victory! Let's go for the three points! 736 00:40:16,288 --> 00:40:18,249 Let's close it out! 737 00:40:18,332 --> 00:40:20,251 Let's take the league title. 738 00:40:21,001 --> 00:40:25,339 And let's finally begin to celebrate what we witnessed this magnificent season. 739 00:40:25,423 --> 00:40:26,757 [whistle blowing] 740 00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:29,718 -[crowd roaring] -[fanfare playing] 741 00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:34,598 SPANISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 742 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:38,018 [group singing "Cant del Barça" playing] 743 00:40:44,942 --> 00:40:49,947 [Eto'o] You could see on the field that beyond the skill we brought to games, 744 00:40:50,030 --> 00:40:52,116 we were also just good friends. 745 00:40:52,199 --> 00:40:53,826 ["Cant del Barça" continues] 746 00:40:58,622 --> 00:41:00,583 [woman] They have done it. 747 00:41:00,666 --> 00:41:03,919 Barça has won its 18th league title. 748 00:41:04,003 --> 00:41:05,838 The result of the match, 0-1. 749 00:41:06,672 --> 00:41:09,091 Well, the team performed, they performed well until the end, 750 00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:10,217 and we're happy now. 751 00:41:10,301 --> 00:41:12,720 And now you'll go for title on the 17th, right? 752 00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:14,430 [players speaking indistinctly] 753 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,641 We are still here on the Rambla de Canaletas, 754 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:19,185 where thousands of fans have come 755 00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:22,438 to celebrate Barça's second consecutive league title. 756 00:41:22,521 --> 00:41:25,774 It's the best gift I've ever received in my life. 757 00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:31,322 [man] Now the Champions League final against Arsenal awaits them, 758 00:41:31,405 --> 00:41:33,532 and they have two weeks to prepare for it. 759 00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:35,618 ["Cant del Barça" continues] 760 00:41:37,786 --> 00:41:40,080 May 17th, 2006. 761 00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:42,458 Saint-Denis, France, in the heart of Europe. 762 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,588 He's playing as a starter for Barcelona 763 00:41:48,422 --> 00:41:49,882 in a game in France… 764 00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:50,841 MAY 17, 2006 765 00:41:50,925 --> 00:41:52,843 …to be the champion of Europe. 766 00:41:52,927 --> 00:41:55,846 This was going to separate him from the rest of his peers, 767 00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:57,681 the rest of the Mexican players. 768 00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:00,684 [Hernández] When you saw the lineup 769 00:42:00,768 --> 00:42:03,270 and looked at the defense and saw that Rafa was playing, 770 00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:06,357 you would feel relief, and I'd say, "Oh, that's good." 771 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:07,691 "There's Puyol. There's Rafa." 772 00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:10,861 [commentator 1, in Catalan] The stadium is packed tonight, May 17th. 773 00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:12,905 [commentator 2, in Catalan] The Frenchman playing… 774 00:42:12,988 --> 00:42:15,241 [in English] Rafa played a very important role, 775 00:42:15,324 --> 00:42:16,617 him and Puyol. 776 00:42:17,535 --> 00:42:19,995 They had to mark Thierry Henry, 777 00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:22,206 who, at the time, was very tough. 778 00:42:23,249 --> 00:42:25,626 [spectators groan] 779 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:28,254 Both of us had a difficult time with Henry, 780 00:42:28,337 --> 00:42:30,881 but when Henry overtook me, Rafa was there, 781 00:42:30,965 --> 00:42:33,259 and when he overtook Rafa, I was there. 782 00:42:33,342 --> 00:42:35,010 I think we did a pretty good job. 783 00:42:35,094 --> 00:42:37,096 [commentator 2, in Catalan] He passes it forward. 784 00:42:37,179 --> 00:42:39,265 Goal! Goal! 785 00:42:39,348 --> 00:42:43,435 What a goal! What a goal! What a goal! What a goal! What a goal! What a goal! 786 00:42:43,519 --> 00:42:47,481 What a goal by Barça! 787 00:42:48,774 --> 00:42:50,901 [players chanting] 788 00:42:52,903 --> 00:42:55,489 [in English] He should be remembered as one of the best players 789 00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:57,616 in the history of Mexican soccer. 790 00:42:59,076 --> 00:43:01,245 Finally, the trophy is ours! 791 00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:06,584 [Faitelson] Rafa Márquez had reached the pinnacle 792 00:43:07,167 --> 00:43:10,838 and was on the field with the European champions. 793 00:43:13,882 --> 00:43:15,843 EUROPE'S MASTERS 794 00:43:16,302 --> 00:43:18,345 THE PRINCE THAT BECAME KING 795 00:43:18,846 --> 00:43:21,765 THE BEAUTIFUL GAME! 796 00:43:21,849 --> 00:43:25,102 Although personally, I was not going through a good time 797 00:43:25,185 --> 00:43:29,148 because, well, I was already separated from my ex-wife, 798 00:43:29,231 --> 00:43:31,609 and obviously I had two children, 799 00:43:31,692 --> 00:43:35,946 and… and, well, nothing was easy about the divorce. 800 00:43:36,030 --> 00:43:37,573 [gentle guitar music playing] 801 00:43:37,656 --> 00:43:39,950 RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S DAUGHTER 802 00:43:41,493 --> 00:43:45,414 When I was about two years old, my parents decided to divorce, 803 00:43:45,497 --> 00:43:47,249 and it was really difficult. 804 00:43:47,333 --> 00:43:50,252 So when I was little, I only saw him through the TV, 805 00:43:50,336 --> 00:43:52,963 or he was always working when we were with him. 806 00:43:53,047 --> 00:43:55,883 But the truth is that he's a great dad. 807 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,054 [Rafael Márquez] It was… 808 00:44:00,137 --> 00:44:01,764 it was also difficult 809 00:44:01,847 --> 00:44:03,891 because the Champions League final 810 00:44:03,974 --> 00:44:06,060 was right before the World Cup. 811 00:44:06,143 --> 00:44:06,977 [supporters cheering] 812 00:44:07,061 --> 00:44:09,104 FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY 2006 813 00:44:12,274 --> 00:44:13,817 -Let's say hello. Hello! -[woman 2] Hi! 814 00:44:14,485 --> 00:44:16,487 [supporters chanting] 815 00:44:18,614 --> 00:44:20,199 This is a party! 816 00:44:20,282 --> 00:44:21,700 Go, Germany! 817 00:44:21,784 --> 00:44:23,160 Viva Mexico! 818 00:44:26,622 --> 00:44:29,958 [Márquez] I arrived at the World Cup with the coaching staff at the time, 819 00:44:30,042 --> 00:44:31,418 headed by Ricardo La Volpe. 820 00:44:32,169 --> 00:44:34,505 There were a lot of players that I had good chemistry with. 821 00:44:34,588 --> 00:44:37,257 I felt like I was at my peak, 822 00:44:37,341 --> 00:44:39,343 physically and mentally speaking. 823 00:44:39,426 --> 00:44:43,097 I had a huge boost of self-confidence after winning the Champions League. 824 00:44:47,434 --> 00:44:50,187 That was one of the best groups we put together in a national team, 825 00:44:50,270 --> 00:44:51,397 without a doubt. 826 00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:53,482 We had it all. We had a great team. 827 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:59,613 [Faitelson] The secret was that La Volpe used to hire players that he knew, 828 00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:03,534 that he had trained, that he had made, that understood his philosophy, 829 00:45:03,617 --> 00:45:06,328 and among them, of course, was Rafael Márquez. 830 00:45:06,412 --> 00:45:10,165 They will be the surprise team of the World Cup! 831 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:13,794 [Márquez] But I was no longer the Rafa Márquez 832 00:45:13,877 --> 00:45:15,379 that La Volpe found at Atlas. 833 00:45:16,213 --> 00:45:19,633 I trusted him. I no longer reproached him for anything 834 00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:22,511 because he immediately provided solutions. 835 00:45:23,804 --> 00:45:26,640 For me, he was a bulwark within the group, 836 00:45:26,724 --> 00:45:28,058 uh, a leader. 837 00:45:29,601 --> 00:45:31,854 [Oswaldo] There are different ways to lead a team. 838 00:45:31,937 --> 00:45:34,231 Rafa wasn't the shouting type. He was the type who stood out 839 00:45:34,314 --> 00:45:36,608 because of his skill, his elegant playing style, 840 00:45:36,692 --> 00:45:39,778 great technique, and above all, he was a European champion with Barcelona, 841 00:45:39,862 --> 00:45:40,696 simple as that. 842 00:45:42,448 --> 00:45:46,034 In that World Cup, I think we saw the best version of Rafa Márquez. 843 00:45:48,954 --> 00:45:50,622 [crowd roars] 844 00:45:50,706 --> 00:45:52,624 [Márquez] It was the World Cup I enjoyed the most, 845 00:45:52,708 --> 00:45:54,126 of all the ones I played in. 846 00:45:54,209 --> 00:45:57,504 The results went our way, and we qualified for the next round. 847 00:45:57,588 --> 00:46:02,509 ♪ We're gonna win, this gang will win ♪ 848 00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:08,265 ♪ It's okay, it's okay Argentina is going down the… ♪ 849 00:46:08,849 --> 00:46:11,143 As part of my preparation, I went to Argentina. 850 00:46:11,226 --> 00:46:12,936 I prepared by watching the other coaches. 851 00:46:13,020 --> 00:46:15,355 So Mexico knew Argentina's system. 852 00:46:15,439 --> 00:46:18,984 [Borgetti] The advantage we had was that we always watch their games. 853 00:46:19,067 --> 00:46:20,694 They never watch Mexican soccer. 854 00:46:21,361 --> 00:46:24,239 [chanting] Argentina! Argentina! 855 00:46:24,323 --> 00:46:26,909 [cheering] 856 00:46:28,410 --> 00:46:30,245 [Faitelson] It was one of those nights 857 00:46:30,329 --> 00:46:33,081 where the history of Mexican soccer could change. 858 00:46:33,165 --> 00:46:35,417 It could take another course, 859 00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,669 take the step that they'd been denied for so long. 860 00:46:38,712 --> 00:46:41,632 ROUND OF 16 861 00:46:45,219 --> 00:46:46,970 [Pardo] When we first went out on the field, 862 00:46:47,054 --> 00:46:50,724 in those first few minutes, Argentina didn't know where we were. 863 00:46:51,266 --> 00:46:52,559 We'd analyzed them really well. 864 00:46:53,352 --> 00:46:56,271 Something we were very good at was set pieces. 865 00:46:57,147 --> 00:46:59,775 [Pardo] Then we got a free kick that I took and… 866 00:47:01,109 --> 00:47:03,695 Pavel kicks it to the center, and I tipped the ball. 867 00:47:04,279 --> 00:47:07,199 And I'm basically alone in front of the goal and… 868 00:47:07,282 --> 00:47:08,283 MEXICO - ARGENTINA 869 00:47:08,367 --> 00:47:09,827 [crowd roars] 870 00:47:09,910 --> 00:47:12,412 [cheering] 871 00:47:13,831 --> 00:47:16,834 [Pardo] It was obvious that Argentina was really confused. 872 00:47:16,917 --> 00:47:19,878 They didn't understand what was happening on the field. 873 00:47:22,589 --> 00:47:25,384 [Faitelson] After Rafa Márquez's goal, it started to make us think 874 00:47:25,467 --> 00:47:29,721 that this team could finally progress in the World Cup 875 00:47:29,805 --> 00:47:31,598 and get to a stage in the tournament 876 00:47:32,182 --> 00:47:35,477 that hadn't been reached since the World Cup at home. 877 00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:38,355 But things didn't go that way. 878 00:47:38,438 --> 00:47:41,149 Minutes later, Argentina tied the game with an own goal. 879 00:47:41,233 --> 00:47:42,484 [somber music playing] 880 00:47:43,652 --> 00:47:45,320 [crowd roars] 881 00:47:46,196 --> 00:47:47,948 No fucking way! 882 00:47:52,327 --> 00:47:53,787 Then the impossible happened. 883 00:47:55,914 --> 00:47:58,208 [Márquez] We believed we were better than our opponent. 884 00:47:58,292 --> 00:48:02,337 But then they had a play that was brilliant. 885 00:48:02,421 --> 00:48:05,465 It was a stroke of genius. 886 00:48:09,136 --> 00:48:12,014 [indistinct commentary] 887 00:48:18,395 --> 00:48:22,024 We were close! The next World Cup, we're gonna win the whole thing. 888 00:48:23,275 --> 00:48:25,736 [La Volpe] We didn't win the game, of course. I know that. 889 00:48:26,236 --> 00:48:27,821 Mexico was superior, 890 00:48:29,072 --> 00:48:30,032 by far. 891 00:48:31,700 --> 00:48:33,911 [Márquez] Sad, disappointed. 892 00:48:33,994 --> 00:48:35,954 I thought that was gonna be the World Cup 893 00:48:36,038 --> 00:48:38,498 where we finally could've reached that fifth game. 894 00:48:42,544 --> 00:48:44,212 By then, I also needed some time off 895 00:48:44,296 --> 00:48:47,674 because I had gone through a lot of difficult emotions, you know? 896 00:48:47,758 --> 00:48:51,261 I was involved in the Champions League for so many days. 897 00:48:51,345 --> 00:48:53,013 I faced a lot of pressure. 898 00:48:53,096 --> 00:48:57,100 I wanted to disconnect and enjoy some free time. 899 00:48:57,184 --> 00:48:59,436 [man 1] Interview with Jaydy, take one. 900 00:48:59,519 --> 00:49:00,395 RAFA MARQUEZ'S WIFE 901 00:49:00,479 --> 00:49:01,605 [woman] Thank you. 902 00:49:01,688 --> 00:49:02,940 [man 2] Quiet, please. 903 00:49:05,025 --> 00:49:06,568 Well, I'm Jaydy Michel. 904 00:49:06,652 --> 00:49:09,363 Mexican born, my mom is from the United States, 905 00:49:09,446 --> 00:49:11,573 and I've been living in Spain for a few years now. 906 00:49:14,826 --> 00:49:17,996 I was living in Madrid. He was living here in Barcelona, 907 00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:19,665 and it was the moment 908 00:49:19,748 --> 00:49:22,459 when Barça was winning absolutely everything. 909 00:49:22,542 --> 00:49:23,961 [chuckles] It was all new for me. 910 00:49:24,044 --> 00:49:25,754 He would say, "We won the Champions League." 911 00:49:25,837 --> 00:49:26,838 And I'd be like… 912 00:49:28,840 --> 00:49:31,343 I mean, I really didn't have any idea 913 00:49:31,426 --> 00:49:34,012 how big it was to win the Champions League. 914 00:49:35,180 --> 00:49:38,266 Barcelona demands that you always have to be at a high level 915 00:49:38,350 --> 00:49:39,393 to be able to play 916 00:49:39,476 --> 00:49:42,729 because every year they bring in the best of the best of the best 917 00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:43,689 to improve the team. 918 00:49:43,772 --> 00:49:45,899 [indistinct chatter] 919 00:49:47,234 --> 00:49:48,318 [cameras clicking] 920 00:49:50,278 --> 00:49:53,073 There was a restructuring of the team 921 00:49:53,156 --> 00:49:56,118 where Rijkaard leaves as coach, 922 00:49:56,201 --> 00:49:58,620 and Guardiola arrives to lead the first team. 923 00:49:58,704 --> 00:50:00,539 I understand the doubts they have. 924 00:50:01,331 --> 00:50:04,167 I feel like after a month or two, 925 00:50:04,251 --> 00:50:08,755 these doubts will diminish, lessen simply because I feel like I am prepared. 926 00:50:12,009 --> 00:50:14,428 [Márquez] From then on, he began to talk to each one of us 927 00:50:14,511 --> 00:50:17,931 to find out what we wanted. He asked me, "What do you wanna do?" 928 00:50:18,765 --> 00:50:20,767 "Do you wanna stay, or do you wanna go?" 929 00:50:21,476 --> 00:50:22,602 I said, "I wanna stay." 930 00:50:22,686 --> 00:50:24,938 "I wanna be here. I think it's a good opportunity." 931 00:50:25,022 --> 00:50:26,523 But he said to me, "Okay." 932 00:50:27,357 --> 00:50:30,235 "But on one condition. That you don't go to Madrid anymore." 933 00:50:30,318 --> 00:50:31,987 And I said, "What?!" 934 00:50:32,070 --> 00:50:34,865 MORE THAN A CLUB 935 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,162 "Well, no problem. I'm not going. That's it." 936 00:50:40,245 --> 00:50:42,247 "Okay, well, I'm counting on you 937 00:50:42,330 --> 00:50:44,416 because I really like La Volpe's way of playing, 938 00:50:44,499 --> 00:50:45,959 and since you were with him, 939 00:50:46,043 --> 00:50:48,378 I want you to explain it to me and to the group." 940 00:50:48,462 --> 00:50:50,839 So it was the start of a good relationship. 941 00:50:52,924 --> 00:50:56,303 It was very difficult because we hardly saw each other. 942 00:50:56,386 --> 00:50:58,555 And I had to decide that, well, 943 00:50:58,638 --> 00:51:02,017 this relationship with him is something I would like to experience. 944 00:51:03,769 --> 00:51:07,064 I told her, "Hey, I'm not allowed to go to Madrid anymore, 945 00:51:07,147 --> 00:51:09,858 so now you're the one who is gonna have to come here." 946 00:51:09,941 --> 00:51:11,985 And she took it pretty well. 947 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:13,737 But the thing is, professionally, 948 00:51:13,820 --> 00:51:17,115 making all those… all those trips was affecting me, 949 00:51:17,199 --> 00:51:19,159 and obviously, physically, it took a toll. 950 00:51:19,242 --> 00:51:21,453 [ominous music playing] 951 00:51:21,536 --> 00:51:22,621 [commentator] Good evening. 952 00:51:22,704 --> 00:51:25,457 Welcome to one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world, 953 00:51:25,540 --> 00:51:26,750 the Camp Nou in Barcelona. 954 00:51:27,459 --> 00:51:29,211 Ninety-six thousand people tonight 955 00:51:29,294 --> 00:51:33,173 for what promises to be an exciting Champions League semifinal. 956 00:51:35,717 --> 00:51:37,010 [thud] 957 00:51:39,971 --> 00:51:43,350 [man] Last night, Márquez tore the meniscus in his left knee, 958 00:51:43,433 --> 00:51:45,685 and he will reportedly be out for two months. 959 00:51:48,105 --> 00:51:50,524 Losing Rafa is the worst news of the day. 960 00:51:51,233 --> 00:51:53,151 He'll be out for the rest of the season. 961 00:51:53,235 --> 00:51:56,154 He's very important for us, but this will make us stronger. 962 00:51:56,655 --> 00:51:59,991 We had some of our most important games ahead of us, 963 00:52:00,534 --> 00:52:02,536 and it was a key loss. 964 00:52:02,619 --> 00:52:04,079 When he got injured, 965 00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:07,207 he was miserable, and we knew in that moment 966 00:52:07,290 --> 00:52:09,668 that he couldn't play the finals. 967 00:52:11,461 --> 00:52:12,712 Also, he's my friend. 968 00:52:14,005 --> 00:52:15,465 BARCELONA SPANISH CUP CHAMPIONS 969 00:52:15,549 --> 00:52:18,635 [Hernández] You missed the best part, everything we worked for that entire year. 970 00:52:18,718 --> 00:52:22,472 We got to the cup finals, the Champions League finals. 971 00:52:22,556 --> 00:52:23,932 The league was almost over. 972 00:52:24,015 --> 00:52:25,058 The 6-2 win… 973 00:52:25,976 --> 00:52:29,437 Yes, those were the best two months, where everything was getting settled. 974 00:52:29,521 --> 00:52:31,314 -I enjoyed playing so much. -Yeah. 975 00:52:31,398 --> 00:52:33,316 I really enjoyed what we were doing. 976 00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:36,862 And to miss all of that, plus the important moments, 977 00:52:36,945 --> 00:52:38,280 it was very sad. 978 00:52:40,073 --> 00:52:41,700 [Faitelson] If you're on a team like Barça, 979 00:52:41,783 --> 00:52:43,368 and you get distracted for a minute, 980 00:52:44,786 --> 00:52:47,038 you miss a couple of matches or get injured, 981 00:52:47,122 --> 00:52:48,748 when you come back, you've been replaced. 982 00:52:52,919 --> 00:52:56,631 After the injury, the coaching staff's view of me had changed, 983 00:52:57,132 --> 00:52:58,425 particularly Guardiola's. 984 00:53:00,135 --> 00:53:02,179 He seemed to have forgotten me. 985 00:53:02,262 --> 00:53:04,723 I no longer felt as important as before. 986 00:53:05,974 --> 00:53:09,269 I didn't even go to the bench anymore. I was sent to the stands. 987 00:53:09,811 --> 00:53:12,647 [man] Do you think there are a number of players, including yourself, 988 00:53:12,731 --> 00:53:16,234 who need to step it up in the remaining months of competition 989 00:53:16,318 --> 00:53:17,986 because they're not performing well? 990 00:53:19,738 --> 00:53:23,575 [woman] I wanted to ask you if the team is surprised with Piqué's evolution. 991 00:53:23,658 --> 00:53:27,204 He's gained so much confidence that he's even playing this afternoon 992 00:53:27,287 --> 00:53:29,289 and has been for these past few days. 993 00:53:30,999 --> 00:53:33,793 [Márquez] He was crystal clear with me. He told me, 994 00:53:33,877 --> 00:53:36,213 "Hey, there's nothing I have to reproach you for, 995 00:53:36,296 --> 00:53:39,758 not even in discipline. You train well. I think you're fine." 996 00:53:39,841 --> 00:53:43,470 "But, well, it comes down to the fact that I trust someone else." 997 00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:49,059 I think his priorities are other players. 998 00:53:49,142 --> 00:53:51,311 And, well, I'm ambitious, right? 999 00:53:51,394 --> 00:53:52,979 I wanna continue playing, 1000 00:53:53,063 --> 00:53:55,273 and maybe I don't wanna be on the bench 1001 00:53:55,357 --> 00:53:56,358 or in the stands. 1002 00:53:58,443 --> 00:54:00,195 I would like to thank everyone 1003 00:54:01,655 --> 00:54:03,365 and say goodbye, 1004 00:54:03,448 --> 00:54:06,993 but I'm sure I'll come back here to Barcelona and to this institution. 1005 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:08,495 Thank you very much. 1006 00:54:11,414 --> 00:54:14,000 [man] I don't know if you can say it yet, if it's appropriate, 1007 00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:16,044 but can you tell us where you're going? 1008 00:54:18,338 --> 00:54:21,758 NEW YORK 2010 1009 00:54:34,312 --> 00:54:37,565 [Márquez] I preferred to leave and maybe lower the intensity a little bit 1010 00:54:37,649 --> 00:54:39,401 and play in a more peaceful place 1011 00:54:39,484 --> 00:54:41,987 after having spent seven years in Barcelona. 1012 00:54:43,863 --> 00:54:45,865 [Faitelson] He was already in a stage of his career 1013 00:54:45,949 --> 00:54:50,662 where he could make decisions that were more about money than the sport itself. 1014 00:54:53,707 --> 00:54:57,335 I didn't imagine that taking it easy, with my competitive mentality, 1015 00:54:57,419 --> 00:54:59,421 would lead to being so frustrated. 1016 00:55:00,213 --> 00:55:01,214 [somber music playing] 1017 00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:03,675 I didn't go to training sessions feeling happy. 1018 00:55:03,758 --> 00:55:06,845 I would get frustrated, angry, and I'd leave angry. 1019 00:55:06,928 --> 00:55:08,096 [thud] 1020 00:55:09,264 --> 00:55:12,142 Also, I wasn't very well liked in the United States. 1021 00:55:12,225 --> 00:55:14,144 Everywhere I went, I was obviously hated 1022 00:55:14,227 --> 00:55:17,772 because I was the captain of the Mexican national team. 1023 00:55:17,856 --> 00:55:19,149 [thud] 1024 00:55:23,528 --> 00:55:26,906 And he spent a long time thinking about what to do. 1025 00:55:28,742 --> 00:55:30,160 [Faitelson] At the end of the day, 1026 00:55:30,243 --> 00:55:33,830 I think Rafa's adventure with the New York Red Bulls 1027 00:55:33,913 --> 00:55:35,582 was more pitiful than glorious. 1028 00:55:38,752 --> 00:55:42,505 [Márquez] It was the wrong decision, to go to the MLS instead of Juventus, 1029 00:55:43,089 --> 00:55:46,551 That would have been a different story, but it made me realize 1030 00:55:46,634 --> 00:55:50,180 that I still had the chance to compete at a high level. 1031 00:55:51,681 --> 00:55:53,683 [gentle music playing] 1032 00:56:00,148 --> 00:56:03,818 [Michel] When we arrived at León, it was a big change for him. 1033 00:56:03,902 --> 00:56:06,696 Even the facilities weren't what he was used to, 1034 00:56:06,780 --> 00:56:10,742 but I think that this made him show his character again. 1035 00:56:10,825 --> 00:56:12,077 Be a leader, 1036 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:14,954 be strong, and prove that he wanted to win. 1037 00:56:15,038 --> 00:56:17,040 [supporters chanting] 1038 00:56:18,249 --> 00:56:19,501 [cheering and applause] 1039 00:56:21,211 --> 00:56:24,839 [Faitelson] Mexican fans were happy to see Rafa on the field. 1040 00:56:25,423 --> 00:56:26,966 It was a luxury to see him 1041 00:56:27,550 --> 00:56:30,553 and a tribute to his great career. 1042 00:56:33,264 --> 00:56:34,641 [commentator] Rafa Márquez is, 1043 00:56:34,724 --> 00:56:38,520 for the first time in his career, in his life, 1044 00:56:38,603 --> 00:56:40,814 a champion in Mexican soccer. 1045 00:56:41,231 --> 00:56:45,735 [commentator 2] León are the champions of Mexican soccer! 1046 00:56:45,819 --> 00:56:48,613 LEÓN ARE MX LEAGUE CHAMPIONS OPENING TOURNAMENT 2013 1047 00:56:50,365 --> 00:56:52,367 [Faitelson] He was a champion in France with Monaco. 1048 00:56:52,867 --> 00:56:55,328 He was a multi-champion with Barcelona 1049 00:56:55,995 --> 00:56:57,664 and returned to Mexican soccer 1050 00:56:58,873 --> 00:57:00,792 to become a champion with León. 1051 00:57:01,584 --> 00:57:04,546 [Márquez] One, two, three. 1052 00:57:06,840 --> 00:57:09,175 Winning that two-time championship with León, 1053 00:57:09,259 --> 00:57:12,470 it honestly helped me enjoy soccer again and obviously reaffirmed 1054 00:57:12,554 --> 00:57:14,931 that I was still able to accomplish important things. 1055 00:57:17,016 --> 00:57:19,352 But I'd made another big vow to myself. 1056 00:57:20,520 --> 00:57:23,314 To make history with the national team in a World Cup 1057 00:57:23,398 --> 00:57:25,650 and to advance beyond the round of 16. 1058 00:57:27,152 --> 00:57:29,070 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2014 1059 00:57:29,154 --> 00:57:31,364 [smooth dance music playing] 1060 00:57:32,365 --> 00:57:35,243 [fans chanting] Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! 1061 00:57:37,328 --> 00:57:39,581 [chanting] Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! 1062 00:57:48,506 --> 00:57:50,133 It was a very good team. 1063 00:57:50,216 --> 00:57:53,678 The caliber of the players was such that we could perform at a high level. 1064 00:57:56,347 --> 00:57:58,183 [inaudible] 1065 00:57:58,266 --> 00:58:00,268 [music continues] 1066 00:58:03,897 --> 00:58:06,816 There's nothing more to talk about. We've already done the work. 1067 00:58:06,900 --> 00:58:08,443 Now we have to put it all out there. 1068 00:58:08,526 --> 00:58:11,488 The companionship, the sacrifice, the effort, the grit. 1069 00:58:11,571 --> 00:58:14,032 We have to go balls to the wall from now on. Let's go! 1070 00:58:14,115 --> 00:58:15,241 [players cheering] 1071 00:58:15,325 --> 00:58:17,535 [player 1 yells aggressively] All right! 1072 00:58:17,619 --> 00:58:20,371 -[player 2] All together! -[player 3] May God protect us. 1073 00:58:20,455 --> 00:58:23,958 -[player 1] Let's do it! -[all] One, two, three, Mexico, ra-ra-ra! 1074 00:58:24,042 --> 00:58:26,044 [lively music playing] 1075 00:58:27,086 --> 00:58:28,338 We believed in ourselves, 1076 00:58:28,421 --> 00:58:31,966 because playing against Brazil in front of their fans 1077 00:58:32,050 --> 00:58:35,386 and getting that draw, it gave us a lot of confidence, 1078 00:58:35,887 --> 00:58:38,640 and obviously we got even more after beating Croatia. 1079 00:58:41,643 --> 00:58:43,645 [crowd roars] 1080 00:58:44,521 --> 00:58:46,397 MEXICO - CROATIA 1081 00:58:48,691 --> 00:58:50,693 When he scored that goal, he turned around 1082 00:58:50,777 --> 00:58:52,612 and went to celebrate where we were. 1083 00:58:52,695 --> 00:58:55,323 He celebrated doing this, looking up and doing like this. 1084 00:58:58,952 --> 00:59:00,787 And I said, "That's for me." 1085 00:59:00,870 --> 00:59:03,581 Next, the Netherlands. Play hard against the Netherlands. 1086 00:59:03,665 --> 00:59:05,542 The way Mexico's playing, we're gonna beat them. 1087 00:59:05,625 --> 00:59:08,002 I'm happy. We're going to Fortaleza. Kisses! 1088 00:59:08,086 --> 00:59:09,712 We're gonna win in Fortaleza. 1089 00:59:09,796 --> 00:59:12,423 -[fans cheering] -[vehicle horns blaring] 1090 00:59:19,639 --> 00:59:26,479 [fans chanting] Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! 1091 00:59:27,522 --> 00:59:29,190 When I knew we were playing the Netherlands, 1092 00:59:29,274 --> 00:59:31,484 I thought, "They're a difficult opponent." 1093 00:59:31,568 --> 00:59:35,154 "But I think it'll be one of those matches where Mexico can gain confidence." 1094 00:59:35,238 --> 00:59:37,865 "We can play a good game, and it'll be a surprise." 1095 00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:43,079 [Michel] I saw he had a good attitude, and I knew he wanted to be there. 1096 00:59:43,162 --> 00:59:44,455 And since he was the captain, 1097 00:59:44,539 --> 00:59:48,084 he had the responsibility to encourage and inspire the others. 1098 00:59:48,167 --> 00:59:51,337 So if he wasn't in that headspace, if he didn't feel it, 1099 00:59:51,421 --> 00:59:56,301 it would be very difficult to project that and share it with the rest of the team. 1100 00:59:57,719 --> 01:00:00,597 Today is the day where we either advance to the next round 1101 01:00:00,680 --> 01:00:02,348 or fall out like usual. 1102 01:00:02,432 --> 01:00:04,309 I don't know about you, but I want more. 1103 01:00:04,392 --> 01:00:05,768 Today, we go for more. 1104 01:00:05,852 --> 01:00:09,022 We have to be different. We have to be winners, victors, guys. 1105 01:00:09,105 --> 01:00:11,899 -Let's go all out. You ready? -[players cheering] 1106 01:00:11,983 --> 01:00:14,110 [hopeful music playing] 1107 01:00:14,193 --> 01:00:17,947 ROUND OF 16 MEXICO VS NETHERLANDS 1108 01:00:19,866 --> 01:00:21,242 [Márquez] This time, it's our turn. 1109 01:00:21,326 --> 01:00:24,287 This time, we are… we're closer to what we all want, 1110 01:00:24,370 --> 01:00:27,832 which is to get past the fifth game. We were very confident. 1111 01:00:29,917 --> 01:00:31,669 [crowd roars] 1112 01:00:32,503 --> 01:00:34,881 MEXICO - NETHERLANDS 1113 01:00:41,220 --> 01:00:43,890 But then we lower the level of concentration, 1114 01:00:43,973 --> 01:00:47,101 the level of effort. We thought it was a done deal. 1115 01:00:47,185 --> 01:00:49,646 And also the opponent woke up a little bit. 1116 01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:51,606 [crowd roars] 1117 01:00:53,566 --> 01:00:54,901 Then they tied the game, 1118 01:00:54,984 --> 01:00:57,570 and that was when the doubts began to resurface. 1119 01:00:58,154 --> 01:01:01,908 And then that thought creeps back up that we could be in the same situation, 1120 01:01:01,991 --> 01:01:03,826 that it's gonna happen again. 1121 01:01:04,911 --> 01:01:07,538 And, well, we all know that story. [chuckles] 1122 01:01:13,211 --> 01:01:14,295 [whistle blows] 1123 01:01:14,879 --> 01:01:16,756 The referee decided that I touched Robben. 1124 01:01:17,590 --> 01:01:18,591 [thud] 1125 01:01:20,259 --> 01:01:24,180 But we all know about the drama he made out of that light touch 1126 01:01:24,263 --> 01:01:25,765 that ended up being a penalty. 1127 01:01:27,016 --> 01:01:28,101 In my eyes, 1128 01:01:29,185 --> 01:01:30,978 that was not a penalty. 1129 01:01:31,062 --> 01:01:34,565 "Oh no," I said. "No, that's not a penalty, you bastard." 1130 01:01:34,649 --> 01:01:36,651 [supporters whistling, jeering] 1131 01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:43,032 [in Spanish] ♪ It was 2014 ♪ 1132 01:01:43,783 --> 01:01:45,868 ♪ June the 29th ♪ 1133 01:01:45,952 --> 01:01:48,121 ♪ The great Brazilian sun ♪ 1134 01:01:48,204 --> 01:01:50,790 ♪ Their faces were like snow ♪ 1135 01:01:50,873 --> 01:01:52,709 ♪ Blessed national team ♪ 1136 01:01:53,251 --> 01:01:55,461 ♪ It couldn't be true ♪ 1137 01:01:55,545 --> 01:01:57,880 ♪ Piojo was leading them ♪ 1138 01:01:57,964 --> 01:02:00,133 ♪ Straight to the final ♪ 1139 01:02:00,216 --> 01:02:02,927 -It's not a penalty. -It wasn't a penalty. 1140 01:02:03,010 --> 01:02:05,179 -It wasn't a penalty. -Just wasn't a penalty. 1141 01:02:05,263 --> 01:02:09,392 [emotionally] It wasn't a penalty! It wasn't! It wasn't a penalty! 1142 01:02:09,475 --> 01:02:10,935 That shit was not a penalty! 1143 01:02:11,018 --> 01:02:13,563 ♪ The audience joined ♪ 1144 01:02:13,646 --> 01:02:15,940 ♪ In this ovation ♪ 1145 01:02:17,650 --> 01:02:20,194 [crowd roars] 1146 01:02:20,278 --> 01:02:24,824 ♪ Damn Dutch They took us out of the World Cup ♪ 1147 01:02:24,907 --> 01:02:30,163 ♪ With their feigned penalties And natural malice ♪ 1148 01:02:30,246 --> 01:02:32,290 ♪ Robben is a great actor ♪ 1149 01:02:32,373 --> 01:02:34,125 ♪ The referee is blind ♪ 1150 01:02:34,834 --> 01:02:39,505 ♪ Our great feats Were annulled by a creep ♪ 1151 01:02:39,589 --> 01:02:40,631 [exclaims] 1152 01:02:40,715 --> 01:02:43,593 -Just a reminder, it was not a penalty. -[laughter] 1153 01:02:45,511 --> 01:02:47,138 -[thud] -[somber music playing] 1154 01:02:47,221 --> 01:02:49,599 MEXICO LETS THEMSELVES BE "ROBBEN" 1155 01:02:49,682 --> 01:02:51,976 He's had several moments that were… 1156 01:02:52,059 --> 01:02:52,935 [chuckles] 1157 01:02:53,019 --> 01:02:54,061 …pivotal, right? 1158 01:02:54,145 --> 01:02:56,898 All the important players are in the thick of it. 1159 01:02:58,649 --> 01:02:59,901 That's where they belong. 1160 01:03:02,987 --> 01:03:03,988 At some point, 1161 01:03:04,071 --> 01:03:07,533 he thought that it might be his last… his last World Cup, 1162 01:03:07,617 --> 01:03:09,535 and if that was his best shot, 1163 01:03:10,453 --> 01:03:12,705 it would be very sad for it to end like that. 1164 01:03:13,289 --> 01:03:15,333 But life has other plans. 1165 01:03:15,416 --> 01:03:18,377 I truly believe that when you do things right, 1166 01:03:18,461 --> 01:03:20,004 put your heart into it, 1167 01:03:20,087 --> 01:03:21,672 and you do your best, 1168 01:03:21,756 --> 01:03:23,466 you can surprise yourself. 1169 01:03:23,549 --> 01:03:25,134 [tranquil music playing] 1170 01:03:32,558 --> 01:03:35,937 [Márquez] Maybe most people know me as Rafa Márquez, the player, 1171 01:03:36,020 --> 01:03:38,856 who looks serious, who's always the captain, 1172 01:03:38,940 --> 01:03:43,027 who sets the example, who directs, who leads and scolds. 1173 01:03:43,945 --> 01:03:45,780 But I'm really a different person. 1174 01:03:47,532 --> 01:03:50,076 I'm fun. I'm cheerful. I'm friendly. 1175 01:03:52,370 --> 01:03:54,747 I can tell jokes. I'm totally different. 1176 01:03:55,998 --> 01:03:57,416 [man] Tell me a joke. 1177 01:03:57,500 --> 01:03:59,085 [laughs] 1178 01:03:59,961 --> 01:04:03,381 Uh, no, well, I have to bring my cheat sheet to look for one. 1179 01:04:05,258 --> 01:04:09,262 We are about to surprise the children of the Rafa Márquez Foundation, 1180 01:04:10,304 --> 01:04:11,931 with me dressed as Batman! 1181 01:04:12,807 --> 01:04:15,518 -[child 1] That's Rafa Márquez. -I'm dedicated to defending the world. 1182 01:04:15,601 --> 01:04:17,311 -[children] Yeah. -[child 2] He's not Batman. 1183 01:04:17,395 --> 01:04:20,064 -[indistinct chatter] -[Márquez] To save those most in need. 1184 01:04:20,147 --> 01:04:21,232 [child 3] Save Atlas. 1185 01:04:21,315 --> 01:04:23,317 [children laugh] 1186 01:04:24,235 --> 01:04:25,528 That's very difficult. 1187 01:04:25,611 --> 01:04:27,530 [children laugh] 1188 01:04:27,613 --> 01:04:28,990 -Guys, is it good? -[children] Yes! 1189 01:04:29,782 --> 01:04:30,992 Walking here with the family. 1190 01:04:31,075 --> 01:04:33,077 [woman] The three of you back there. 1191 01:04:33,160 --> 01:04:34,161 Give it to me. 1192 01:04:34,245 --> 01:04:36,247 [ominous music playing] 1193 01:04:37,373 --> 01:04:39,292 [Márquez] We went on a trip to Tlaquepaque. 1194 01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:42,587 Tlaquepaque means a lot because that's where my father's from. 1195 01:04:44,046 --> 01:04:46,883 I spent a lot of happy moments of my childhood there, 1196 01:04:46,966 --> 01:04:50,261 and I wanted my family, my children, to know about it. 1197 01:04:51,178 --> 01:04:52,555 Coincidentally, 1198 01:04:52,638 --> 01:04:57,143 it was one day before the terrible news broke. 1199 01:04:57,226 --> 01:04:59,228 [siren wailing] 1200 01:05:02,064 --> 01:05:06,736 AUGUST 9 1201 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:10,031 I had a subpoena from the prosecutor's office. 1202 01:05:10,114 --> 01:05:12,992 My lawyer said, "Hey, they called me from Mexico City 1203 01:05:13,075 --> 01:05:15,411 because the attorney general needs to talk to you." 1204 01:05:15,995 --> 01:05:16,913 "You have to go." 1205 01:05:20,041 --> 01:05:21,626 I said, "But what is this about?" 1206 01:05:21,709 --> 01:05:24,629 And he said, "It's something I can't tell you, 1207 01:05:24,712 --> 01:05:26,339 but I advise you to go." 1208 01:05:26,422 --> 01:05:29,258 Wednesday, August 9, 2017. 1209 01:05:29,759 --> 01:05:33,596 We may not remember the date, but we will remember the day. 1210 01:05:33,679 --> 01:05:34,764 It's sad to say, 1211 01:05:35,264 --> 01:05:39,936 but today is the day the US government indicted two Mexican idols, 1212 01:05:40,019 --> 01:05:42,438 two popular Mexican idols, 1213 01:05:42,521 --> 01:05:45,107 one in sports and one in music, 1214 01:05:45,858 --> 01:05:48,611 both accused by the US Treasury Department 1215 01:05:48,694 --> 01:05:52,281 of serving as frontmen for a drug cartel. 1216 01:05:53,115 --> 01:05:56,369 We suddenly started reading tweets from the US media 1217 01:05:56,452 --> 01:06:00,122 saying there was a very important person on the OFAC list, 1218 01:06:00,206 --> 01:06:03,459 which is basically a blacklist that the US government has 1219 01:06:03,542 --> 01:06:05,878 for designating individuals who are terrorists 1220 01:06:05,962 --> 01:06:07,964 and people who are linked to drug trafficking. 1221 01:06:08,047 --> 01:06:10,758 Raúl Flores, also known as "El Tio," 1222 01:06:10,841 --> 01:06:13,928 was able to fly under the radar for a long time, 1223 01:06:14,011 --> 01:06:17,264 until three weeks ago when he was arrested in Jalisco. 1224 01:06:17,348 --> 01:06:19,308 [woman] The DEA and the Treasury Department 1225 01:06:19,392 --> 01:06:22,395 have identified 64-year-old Raúl Flores 1226 01:06:22,478 --> 01:06:24,897 as the leader of the Los Flores criminal group. 1227 01:06:24,981 --> 01:06:27,900 He is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. 1228 01:06:29,568 --> 01:06:30,987 RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S LAWYER 1229 01:06:31,070 --> 01:06:33,572 [Nassar] My dad and I received a call from Rafa 1230 01:06:33,656 --> 01:06:35,533 asking us to come and see him, 1231 01:06:35,616 --> 01:06:37,785 to… meet someplace 1232 01:06:37,868 --> 01:06:40,329 and talk about this issue that was very new, 1233 01:06:40,413 --> 01:06:42,164 that was just beginning to come to light. 1234 01:06:44,792 --> 01:06:46,168 In the investigation file, 1235 01:06:46,252 --> 01:06:49,588 there was a map with all the people involved in the case. 1236 01:06:49,672 --> 01:06:52,633 Anyone who had any kind of association 1237 01:06:52,717 --> 01:06:54,468 or link to this individual 1238 01:06:55,678 --> 01:06:56,887 would be investigated. 1239 01:06:58,764 --> 01:07:00,141 [Faitelson] It was a hard blow… 1240 01:07:00,224 --> 01:07:01,183 ACTED FOR RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ 1241 01:07:01,267 --> 01:07:05,312 …to his image, his persona. The news was exaggerated, sensationalized. 1242 01:07:05,396 --> 01:07:08,149 "Rafa Márquez linked to drug money." 1243 01:07:08,232 --> 01:07:12,194 Rafa Márquez and Julión seem to be in serious trouble. 1244 01:07:12,278 --> 01:07:15,156 It can become a matter of jail time in both jurisdictions, 1245 01:07:15,239 --> 01:07:16,949 both in the US and in Mexico. 1246 01:07:17,533 --> 01:07:20,494 [man] Inclusion on the list means, at least momentarily, 1247 01:07:20,578 --> 01:07:21,787 his financial death. 1248 01:07:22,496 --> 01:07:23,873 We were going to defend him, 1249 01:07:23,956 --> 01:07:26,834 but he would have to suit up. This would be the game of his life. 1250 01:07:29,128 --> 01:07:30,629 The Prosport & Health Clinic 1251 01:07:30,713 --> 01:07:34,425 is one of the companies reported by the United States Treasury Department 1252 01:07:34,508 --> 01:07:39,013 for its alleged relationship with members of Raúl Flores's criminal group. 1253 01:07:39,096 --> 01:07:41,599 This clinic, in Guadalajara's Minerva neighborhood, 1254 01:07:41,682 --> 01:07:43,809 has been operating for three years. 1255 01:07:43,893 --> 01:07:47,396 Its owners are soccer player Rafael Márquez and Luis Fossati, 1256 01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:49,940 a former doctor for Chivas in Guadalajara. 1257 01:07:50,024 --> 01:07:53,402 The news came out on August 8, 2017. 1258 01:07:53,986 --> 01:07:57,448 And on August 9, half the patients stopped coming. 1259 01:07:58,032 --> 01:08:00,951 I had gone to practice that day, but Rafa didn't come. 1260 01:08:01,035 --> 01:08:03,454 I left him some messages. "What happened? Where are you?" 1261 01:08:03,537 --> 01:08:05,206 But he was already incommunicado. 1262 01:08:05,289 --> 01:08:06,957 [reporters asking questions] 1263 01:08:10,169 --> 01:08:12,797 So today, several media outlets pointed out 1264 01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:18,052 that I am the subject of an investigation by the United States Treasury Department, 1265 01:08:18,636 --> 01:08:23,724 and I categorically deny any type of relationship with said organization 1266 01:08:23,808 --> 01:08:27,228 and with the facts referred to in the various journalistic articles. 1267 01:08:27,311 --> 01:08:29,897 It was something that… that had to be cleaned up, 1268 01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:31,649 and it had to be explained to the public 1269 01:08:31,732 --> 01:08:34,401 that not everyone who is accused is guilty. 1270 01:08:35,152 --> 01:08:38,114 [Mancera] Mexican society is consumed by drug trafficking. 1271 01:08:38,197 --> 01:08:40,199 Society lives with it. 1272 01:08:40,282 --> 01:08:41,909 It's part of the culture. 1273 01:08:41,992 --> 01:08:44,578 That said, drug traffickers have a myriad of ways 1274 01:08:44,662 --> 01:08:49,375 to reach places, events, agencies, and, of course, uh, businesses. 1275 01:08:49,458 --> 01:08:51,293 [tense music playing] 1276 01:08:53,671 --> 01:08:57,466 [Márquez] In Guadalajaran society, you never know who you're tied to. 1277 01:08:58,342 --> 01:09:01,178 You never really know who people are friends with. 1278 01:09:01,720 --> 01:09:04,640 Some look like businessmen or entrepreneurs, 1279 01:09:05,432 --> 01:09:09,270 some of them are "friends of" or rub shoulders with high society 1280 01:09:09,353 --> 01:09:11,438 or the government and… 1281 01:09:11,522 --> 01:09:14,775 [interviewer] In what context did you meet, uh, Raúl Flores? 1282 01:09:15,568 --> 01:09:17,570 No, well, yeah, as a friend. 1283 01:09:18,237 --> 01:09:22,408 As a friend. He was part of the group I hung out with in Guadalajara. 1284 01:09:22,491 --> 01:09:25,119 [interviewer] So you're talking about Raul Flores Jr. 1285 01:09:25,995 --> 01:09:27,705 -Right? -Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1286 01:09:27,788 --> 01:09:29,665 -[interviewer] You were linked to-- -His father. 1287 01:09:29,748 --> 01:09:31,083 -[interviewer] Yeah. Why? -Exactly. 1288 01:09:32,251 --> 01:09:35,462 Because he was the boss, the center of… 1289 01:09:35,546 --> 01:09:37,506 [inhales] …of that investigation. 1290 01:09:38,591 --> 01:09:42,803 Everything came out because… I purchased a property. 1291 01:09:43,304 --> 01:09:45,389 -[interviewer] Which one? -A plot of land. 1292 01:09:45,890 --> 01:09:48,517 -[interviewer] In Guadalajara? -Yes, in Guadalajara. 1293 01:09:49,310 --> 01:09:52,855 Many properties, especially in the new area of Guadalajara, 1294 01:09:52,938 --> 01:09:56,066 belonged to… a certain public figure. 1295 01:09:56,150 --> 01:09:59,403 -[interviewer] What public figure? -Uh, Caro Quintero. 1296 01:09:59,486 --> 01:10:01,197 -[whirring] -[unsettling music playing] 1297 01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:04,200 It seemed like a good opportunity to buy some land, 1298 01:10:05,451 --> 01:10:08,287 and unfortunately, it belonged to this person. 1299 01:10:08,370 --> 01:10:10,372 [intriguing music playing] 1300 01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:12,499 [Faitelson] That media storm 1301 01:10:13,375 --> 01:10:15,461 raised a lot of doubts 1302 01:10:16,086 --> 01:10:19,215 about whether his legacy would remain intact. 1303 01:10:19,298 --> 01:10:23,177 Today, the Mexican Football Federation and Liga MX 1304 01:10:23,260 --> 01:10:26,889 recognized Rafa Márquez's career and confirmed that they trust 1305 01:10:26,972 --> 01:10:30,309 that the player will clarify the situation with the authorities, 1306 01:10:30,392 --> 01:10:32,853 and they said he has their full support. 1307 01:10:32,937 --> 01:10:35,689 After today, I don't think Rafa Márquez will ever be 1308 01:10:35,773 --> 01:10:38,192 the captain of the Mexican national team again. 1309 01:10:38,275 --> 01:10:39,485 It's very complicated. 1310 01:10:39,568 --> 01:10:43,322 Regardless, he was more of a presence in the dressing room than on the field. 1311 01:10:44,615 --> 01:10:45,824 The federation… 1312 01:10:45,908 --> 01:10:49,411 so, you see, the federation, at the end of the day, it is… 1313 01:10:49,495 --> 01:10:51,247 it's a private institution. 1314 01:10:51,330 --> 01:10:53,749 It's like its own private society, 1315 01:10:53,832 --> 01:10:57,544 with economic interests that it could not survive without. 1316 01:10:58,128 --> 01:11:01,924 And you find yourself in the dilemma between supporting a player, 1317 01:11:02,007 --> 01:11:06,178 even if you want to support him, you can't because of the sponsors. 1318 01:11:07,137 --> 01:11:09,014 SPONSORS BACK AWAY FROM MÁRQUEZ BRANDS WITHDRAW 1319 01:11:09,098 --> 01:11:11,392 He was still an active soccer player back then, 1320 01:11:11,475 --> 01:11:15,271 so his contracts were canceled with sponsors like Nike and Gillette, 1321 01:11:15,354 --> 01:11:19,483 which, of course, were important resources for a player of his stature, 1322 01:11:19,566 --> 01:11:23,320 and this blow was absolutely devastating for his image. 1323 01:11:24,571 --> 01:11:26,991 [Nassar] First, you're a hero and then, out of the blue, 1324 01:11:27,074 --> 01:11:29,285 you're labeled as the worst kind of criminal. 1325 01:11:29,785 --> 01:11:32,329 And the weight of it hits you. 1326 01:11:36,125 --> 01:11:39,086 [Márquez] Those were dark and unjust times. 1327 01:11:39,628 --> 01:11:43,507 I think… I didn't leave the house for about a month, 1328 01:11:44,133 --> 01:11:47,386 And that's when the mind starts to play tricks on you. 1329 01:11:48,178 --> 01:11:51,181 You think, "What if this happens? What if that happens?" 1330 01:11:51,265 --> 01:11:53,517 "What are they thinking? What are they saying?" 1331 01:11:53,600 --> 01:11:56,854 Sometimes, I secretly locked myself in the bathroom to cry. 1332 01:11:59,315 --> 01:12:00,399 [stifles sob] 1333 01:12:01,692 --> 01:12:02,609 [sighs] 1334 01:12:05,070 --> 01:12:08,657 And I think it's normal, isn't it? I mean, to feel that way, 1335 01:12:09,408 --> 01:12:12,411 because you… don't know what's gonna happen. 1336 01:12:12,494 --> 01:12:14,288 He lost so much. 1337 01:12:14,371 --> 01:12:17,333 He lost friendships. He lost everything. 1338 01:12:17,416 --> 01:12:19,501 [poignant music playing] 1339 01:12:19,585 --> 01:12:21,462 -Hi. -[woman laughs] 1340 01:12:21,545 --> 01:12:23,922 [children laughing] 1341 01:12:24,006 --> 01:12:26,884 -[man and woman laughing] -[boy laughing] 1342 01:12:26,967 --> 01:12:28,052 [girl shrieks] 1343 01:12:28,802 --> 01:12:32,556 [Márquez] Thank God for Leonardo, who had just been born. [inhales deeply] 1344 01:12:32,639 --> 01:12:33,599 He… 1345 01:12:34,850 --> 01:12:37,144 he was the one who gave us joy at home, 1346 01:12:37,227 --> 01:12:39,563 the one who motivated us. 1347 01:12:39,646 --> 01:12:41,190 He motivated me to keep going. 1348 01:12:41,273 --> 01:12:43,067 [makes squeaking noise] 1349 01:12:43,150 --> 01:12:45,361 [both laughing] 1350 01:12:47,029 --> 01:12:48,864 [Michel] What's Daddy doing, honey? 1351 01:12:49,490 --> 01:12:51,825 [makes squeaking noise] 1352 01:12:56,330 --> 01:12:57,623 [in gruff voice] Who is it? 1353 01:12:59,708 --> 01:13:01,377 [Michel] Bravo! 1354 01:13:01,919 --> 01:13:03,045 Good! 1355 01:13:03,712 --> 01:13:06,382 [Márquez] Until, one day, I told my wife, "You know what?" 1356 01:13:07,341 --> 01:13:09,718 "We don't have to stay at home. We have to go out." 1357 01:13:09,802 --> 01:13:12,137 "In fact, let's go to dinner right now." 1358 01:13:13,889 --> 01:13:17,726 And we went to dinner at my favorite restaurant in Guadalajara. 1359 01:13:18,852 --> 01:13:21,772 And obviously the people immediately started to turn around 1360 01:13:21,855 --> 01:13:23,941 and stare at us while we were just trying 1361 01:13:24,983 --> 01:13:26,026 to have a nice time, 1362 01:13:26,110 --> 01:13:27,486 just trying to… 1363 01:13:28,612 --> 01:13:31,031 to eat some delicious food like normal. 1364 01:13:31,532 --> 01:13:34,952 And… when it came time to pay the bill… 1365 01:13:37,704 --> 01:13:39,748 he says, "No, you have nothing to pay." 1366 01:13:40,249 --> 01:13:42,709 "The man at that table already paid for it." 1367 01:13:43,293 --> 01:13:45,087 And then a man at another table… 1368 01:13:45,170 --> 01:13:47,256 [sniffles] 1369 01:13:52,594 --> 01:13:56,807 [inhales] A man at another table invited us to have some drinks. 1370 01:13:57,850 --> 01:13:58,934 And finally 1371 01:14:00,561 --> 01:14:01,895 the restaurant's owner said, 1372 01:14:01,979 --> 01:14:04,189 "This is your house. You're always welcome." 1373 01:14:04,898 --> 01:14:07,359 "Whatever happens, this is your home, 1374 01:14:07,901 --> 01:14:09,278 and you won't pay a penny." 1375 01:14:12,781 --> 01:14:14,032 And all this… 1376 01:14:14,116 --> 01:14:14,950 [sighs] 1377 01:14:15,033 --> 01:14:18,537 …makes me emotional, because in the end, people believe in you. 1378 01:14:18,620 --> 01:14:20,205 In the end, everything you did, 1379 01:14:20,289 --> 01:14:22,374 everything you worked for, all the effort 1380 01:14:23,750 --> 01:14:26,628 was worth it because people trusted that… 1381 01:14:27,713 --> 01:14:30,215 that despite all the talk, 1382 01:14:32,092 --> 01:14:34,428 they knew I was not guilty of those charges. 1383 01:14:35,053 --> 01:14:36,513 I think that, 1384 01:14:37,264 --> 01:14:38,140 um… 1385 01:14:38,849 --> 01:14:40,309 [exhales] 1386 01:14:40,976 --> 01:14:42,644 …you have to move on. 1387 01:14:42,728 --> 01:14:44,813 You know that it's not gonna last forever. 1388 01:14:44,897 --> 01:14:48,317 And I always knew, deep down inside, this was gonna pass. 1389 01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,319 The World Cup was approaching. 1390 01:14:51,862 --> 01:14:54,281 Márquez was still the leader of that team. 1391 01:14:54,907 --> 01:14:57,743 He was still coach Juan Carlos Osorio's right-hand man. 1392 01:14:57,826 --> 01:15:00,704 We didn't know whether he was going to play soccer again 1393 01:15:00,787 --> 01:15:04,458 or if our captain was going to retire just like that, 1394 01:15:05,209 --> 01:15:06,335 through the back door. 1395 01:15:08,253 --> 01:15:11,465 [Faitelson] We all knew that Márquez… deserved the chance 1396 01:15:11,548 --> 01:15:13,175 to play in a fifth World Cup. 1397 01:15:13,258 --> 01:15:15,761 [man] I wanted to ask you about the case of Rafa Márquez. 1398 01:15:15,844 --> 01:15:17,596 Throughout this season, there was speculation 1399 01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:21,725 that Rafa might reach his fifth World Cup. Did you talk to him during the week? 1400 01:15:21,808 --> 01:15:23,727 He's clearly expressed interest 1401 01:15:23,810 --> 01:15:28,690 and… a desire to contribute to the national team. 1402 01:15:30,108 --> 01:15:33,195 We believe and hope that, as with everyone, 1403 01:15:33,820 --> 01:15:36,156 the decision will be based on what he can contribute 1404 01:15:36,240 --> 01:15:37,491 to the team on the field. 1405 01:15:38,575 --> 01:15:39,785 Eight midfielders. 1406 01:15:41,411 --> 01:15:42,663 Jesús Molina, 1407 01:15:43,747 --> 01:15:45,249 Rafael Márquez, 1408 01:15:45,874 --> 01:15:46,833 Andrés Guardado… 1409 01:15:46,917 --> 01:15:49,586 -We're on the list. Let's go! -[Osorio] Erick Gutiérrez. 1410 01:15:49,670 --> 01:15:51,672 [indistinct chatter] 1411 01:15:53,674 --> 01:15:54,550 [fans cheering] 1412 01:15:54,633 --> 01:15:57,761 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 1413 01:15:57,844 --> 01:15:59,721 [uplifting music playing] 1414 01:16:03,100 --> 01:16:05,852 [crowd roars] 1415 01:16:10,732 --> 01:16:13,527 [Márquez] I knew that, at some point, everything was gonna be solved, 1416 01:16:13,610 --> 01:16:16,363 and I could retire after playing one last World Cup. 1417 01:16:17,072 --> 01:16:18,490 I never laundered money. 1418 01:16:18,574 --> 01:16:20,659 I never had any relationship with the narco. 1419 01:16:21,159 --> 01:16:22,536 I had to prove it, 1420 01:16:22,619 --> 01:16:25,664 document after document, peso by peso, 1421 01:16:26,248 --> 01:16:28,333 where the money was sent, how the money arrived, 1422 01:16:28,417 --> 01:16:30,043 where it came from, where it went. 1423 01:16:31,044 --> 01:16:33,964 And at the end of the day, their office simply gave me a letter 1424 01:16:34,047 --> 01:16:38,927 saying that the investigation was over, so I'm free of all charges. 1425 01:16:39,678 --> 01:16:42,639 And it was clear that I never did anything wrong. 1426 01:16:44,433 --> 01:16:48,020 The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Finance 1427 01:16:48,604 --> 01:16:51,523 has just officially removed soccer player Rafael Márquez 1428 01:16:51,607 --> 01:16:53,108 from its blacklist. 1429 01:16:54,443 --> 01:16:57,863 In September 2021, right at the end of the pandemic, 1430 01:16:57,946 --> 01:17:02,409 we learned, only because of a simple update of the OFAC page, 1431 01:17:02,492 --> 01:17:05,662 that his name had already been removed from this list. 1432 01:17:05,746 --> 01:17:08,749 But that didn't generate the same commotion, 1433 01:17:08,832 --> 01:17:12,753 the same media attention that it had received at the beginning. 1434 01:17:13,670 --> 01:17:18,050 Good news doesn't make as much noise as bad news, does it? 1435 01:17:18,133 --> 01:17:20,135 [upbeat music playing] 1436 01:17:24,431 --> 01:17:27,225 [supporters] ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé… ♪ 1437 01:17:27,309 --> 01:17:33,440 I was able to say goodbye to my beloved club at Jalisco Stadium. 1438 01:17:33,523 --> 01:17:36,943 [supporters] ♪ Márquez, Márquez ♪ 1439 01:17:37,027 --> 01:17:38,904 ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé… ♪ 1440 01:17:38,987 --> 01:17:44,034 [man] Mexican soccer now pays tribute to one of its greatest artists, 1441 01:17:44,117 --> 01:17:48,121 not only in the history of the Zorros, but in the history of Mexican soccer. 1442 01:17:53,669 --> 01:17:56,171 Rather than seeing it as a bleak situation, 1443 01:17:56,254 --> 01:17:58,090 it should be seen as… 1444 01:17:58,173 --> 01:18:00,967 as a great learning experience and a great life lesson. 1445 01:18:01,051 --> 01:18:03,053 [crowd cheering] 1446 01:18:07,891 --> 01:18:09,976 [upbeat music playing] 1447 01:18:10,060 --> 01:18:12,187 [Márquez] The best advice my father ever gave me 1448 01:18:12,270 --> 01:18:16,233 was to never do things halfway. If you do something, do it right. 1449 01:18:17,776 --> 01:18:19,111 And now, as a coach, 1450 01:18:19,611 --> 01:18:21,905 I try to convince my players, day by day, 1451 01:18:22,781 --> 01:18:26,493 to give their best effort, to offer the best version of themselves, 1452 01:18:27,452 --> 01:18:30,122 to take advantage of the opportunities 1453 01:18:30,205 --> 01:18:31,915 with great professionalism, 1454 01:18:32,416 --> 01:18:35,252 with discipline, effort, and sacrifice. 1455 01:18:35,836 --> 01:18:38,463 For me, that is simply called "attitude." 1456 01:18:40,924 --> 01:18:43,260 -[man] I can treat everyone well. -[tranquil music playing] 1457 01:18:43,927 --> 01:18:45,470 I can be quiet in a corner. 1458 01:18:47,723 --> 01:18:51,143 I may not come across as violent or a giant with the ball, 1459 01:18:51,852 --> 01:18:54,354 but when I go out on the field, I win. 1460 01:18:54,980 --> 01:18:57,023 And when I don't win, I win. 1461 01:18:58,108 --> 01:19:00,777 And even when I lose, I win. 1462 01:19:01,486 --> 01:19:05,532 He's one of the best players that soccer has ever produced. 1463 01:19:05,615 --> 01:19:08,201 He's been a leader all his life. 1464 01:19:08,285 --> 01:19:11,580 He's more than a teammate, a brother, as we like to call each other. 1465 01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:15,667 -Rafa is greatness. Rafa is greatness. -[boy] Rafa, over here! 1466 01:19:15,751 --> 01:19:18,253 [Hernández] Whatever he does, he'll do it well and do it big. 1467 01:19:19,004 --> 01:19:22,257 [Hugo Sánchez] A message that I'm sure Rafa, similar to myself, 1468 01:19:22,340 --> 01:19:24,009 has always wanted to pass on 1469 01:19:25,260 --> 01:19:27,220 is that Mexicans must work as a team, 1470 01:19:28,013 --> 01:19:31,808 because we've shown that we have skills, talent, 1471 01:19:32,642 --> 01:19:35,312 and we can be as good or even better 1472 01:19:36,354 --> 01:19:38,106 than the best players in the world. 1473 01:19:38,732 --> 01:19:41,318 And Rafa, of course, he's one of those. 1474 01:19:41,777 --> 01:19:43,612 [man 1] Okay, now change direction. 1475 01:19:44,112 --> 01:19:45,906 That's it. Let him see it. Let him see it. 1476 01:19:46,615 --> 01:19:47,616 [man 2] The will, 1477 01:19:48,533 --> 01:19:51,161 the determination, the conviction, 1478 01:19:53,246 --> 01:19:54,122 the leadership. 1479 01:19:54,956 --> 01:19:56,208 So when he speaks, 1480 01:19:57,250 --> 01:19:58,543 everyone listens. 1481 01:20:00,003 --> 01:20:01,171 His name is Captain. 1482 01:20:02,714 --> 01:20:04,216 -Rafa Márquez. -[woman] Bravo! 1483 01:20:04,299 --> 01:20:07,135 -[Márquez] Wow. Thank you so much. -[cheering and applause] 1484 01:20:07,219 --> 01:20:09,262 [cheering fades] 1485 01:20:09,763 --> 01:20:13,517 -[interviewer] Any final thoughts? -I'm gonna tell you a joke to end it. 1486 01:20:16,478 --> 01:20:20,774 Do you know how a rancher calls for his daughter or hija? 1487 01:20:21,441 --> 01:20:23,401 [interviewer chuckles] How? 1488 01:20:23,485 --> 01:20:24,736 Yee-ha! Let's go! 1489 01:20:24,820 --> 01:20:26,822 [laughter] 1490 01:20:26,905 --> 01:20:28,907 [funky hip-hop music playing] 1491 01:20:35,914 --> 01:20:38,542 [interviewer] How do you see Rafa today? What will he end up doing? 1492 01:20:40,126 --> 01:20:43,797 I believe he's predestined to be the coach for Mexico, hopefully. 1493 01:20:43,880 --> 01:20:46,508 Then he can get to the fifth game and beyond. 1494 01:20:53,390 --> 01:20:55,725 I think that he has it all. 1495 01:20:56,393 --> 01:21:00,021 Mexico is going to win the World Cup they've been searching for. 1496 01:21:08,238 --> 01:21:10,991 Whatever he does, he'll do it well, and he'll do it big. 1497 01:21:11,074 --> 01:21:13,368 Whether at that time, it's coaching Barça 1498 01:21:13,451 --> 01:21:15,787 or the Mexican national team someday. 1499 01:21:15,871 --> 01:21:18,790 Whatever Rafa wants to do, he'll do it. 1500 01:21:23,587 --> 01:21:24,754 Kisses, bombon. 1501 01:21:24,838 --> 01:21:25,839 Take care. 1502 01:21:25,922 --> 01:21:26,882 I love you. 1503 01:21:27,382 --> 01:21:29,384 [funky music playing] 1504 01:22:13,219 --> 01:22:14,721 [music fades]