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Joan Laporta
and Barcelona's sporting director

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have chosen Rafael Márquez

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to take the reins of Barcelona Atlètic,

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known until recently as Barcelona B.

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The Barcelona president
has full confidence in Márquez.

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According to Laporta,
Márquez has demonstrated

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that he has the skills to help
the youth players in the reserve team

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complete their training
and move up to the first team.

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JOHAN CRUYFF STADIUM

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Rafael Márquez
understands the game

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and can help Barcelona's youth
develop their skills

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to become more competitive on the field.

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So, Rafa, I want to ask,

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first of all,
"What does soccer mean to you?"

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What does soccer mean to me?

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It's everything.

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Let's go for it!

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Every once in a while,

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someone has a record
that's unbeatable, unrivaled.

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And no wonder.

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We're talking about the most important
and iconic Mexican soccer player,

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historic captain of the national team.

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Knowing that I would play with Rafa
gave me a lot of joy.

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He's one of the best players
that soccer has ever produced.

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We looked into each other's eyes
and knew what to do.

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That guy was touched by God.
He's a leader with great soccer skills

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who's played for the best teams
on the planet.

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I think he's the type of person
who changes more on the field than off it.

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It was difficult to play against him.

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To be honest, I would rather play
on the opposite side of the field!

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All the important players
are in the thick of it.

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That's where they belong.

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Today, the US Treasury Department's
Office of Foreign Assets Control

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has added Rafael Márquez Álvarez,

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a Mexican soccer player with
a record number of international titles,

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to the list of people
who act as frontmen for drug traffickers.

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One of the names on that list
was drug dealer Raúl Flores,

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but the most impactful name
was Rafael Márquez.

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Rafa, over here!

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First, you're a hero,
then out of the blue,

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you're labeled as
the worst kind of criminal.

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Rafa was… devastated.

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That media storm

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raised doubts as to whether his legacy
would remain intact.

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This is my toughest game.

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I'll try to clear all this up
as soon as I can,

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so I can be the Rafa Márquez you all know.

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Two!

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Four!

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Two, six! Now don't let them go back!

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Well, now I'm coaching Barça Atlètic.

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My main goal with this team
is to try to develop and help the players

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so they can make it to the first team.

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Come on. Let's do it faster!

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Obviously, the players
who stand out

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will be the ones who make it.

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But the experience
of having been a professional player

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allows me to help them, and, in some ways,
act as a father figure to them.

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Doing this makes me
think about my father a lot.

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He was also a coach,

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and I know that he'd be proud
of this new achievement.

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It's a great opportunity for me.

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Interview two, Rafa, take one.

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FORMER SOCCER PLAYER
AND COACH OF BARCELONA ATLÈTIC

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Okay, Rafa.

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Uh, tell me, who was your father?

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Right to it?

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Yeah.

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So, well, my father…

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Well, he was born in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco,
near Guadalajara.

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Based on all the articles
and everything I've heard,

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I'm very similar to him.

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THE BEST ARTILLERY - THE WALL

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Physically, it's impressive
how much I resemble my father,

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and in the way we played the game.

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He would come out with the ball,
totally in control.

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He was graceful
but also tough when he needed to be.

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He got to play for Oro Jalisco,
which no longer exists.

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And then with second-division teams.
He played for Irapuato, San Luis, Morelia,

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until he got to Zamora,
and then he wasn't allowed to leave.

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My husband was a player here
for the Zamora team when Rafa was born.

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When he retired,
he joined the Municipal Soccer School.

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RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S MOTHER

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He was invited by Carlos Sebille Rinaldi,

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a former Atlas player
and founder of the soccer school.

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And he invited him
to be the school's coach.

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CARLOS SEBILLE RINALDI
ZAMORA MUNICIPAL SOCCER SCHOOL

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Rafa Márquez's dad got involved
with Carlos Sebille and the school.

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Because of their shared passion,
they started to develop young talent.

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And that's exactly
how Rafa joined the school

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where he started training.

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My dad, he meant everything to me.

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He… he was the one
who taught me how to play soccer.

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And I looked up to him,
and I wanted to model myself after him,

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and so because he was a center back,

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then I dreamed of being a center back too.

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Tell us how you feel.

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Fine, good.

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Then work hard
because you need to win.

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We're gonna win.

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-We'll totally win.
-We'll win.

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Two, three…

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Hip, hip, hooray!

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Michoacán! Michoacán! Go, go, go!

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We played in
the nationals, organized by SEP,

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representing Zamora.

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And in the middle of the school year,

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they told us, "Hey, we want you
to go to the Michoacán state team."

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So I had to talk to the school.

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My mother went with me
to ask for permission

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to miss the 15 days of the tournament.

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But the principal refused
and said he wouldn't give his consent.

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"It's better Rafael forgets soccer

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because soccer's
not gonna give him anything."

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My husband and I looked at each other,
and then he said,

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"Yes, let him go. We give him permission
to go to the nationals."

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So obviously
I was kicked out of middle school.

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Nah, I was one of the best players,
and we made it to the semifinals.

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It was a great experience.

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I'd like to see
the principal of that school,

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so I could tell him,
"Well, thank you for your advice,

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but you were so wrong.
Soccer gave me everything."

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JOHAN CRUYFF STADIUM

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Giuliano!

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Getting to be a part
of a team like Barcelona

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is a matter of talent and skill,

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but I also think it's a matter of luck

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because you have to be
in the right place at the right time.

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And I also think it's destiny.

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For example, my destiny
was to play for Atlas.

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At some point,
Atlas was based in Zamora.

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In fact, they recently sent the team back
to another school in Zamora.

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At that time,
the team held scouting sessions

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to get players
to bring into their youth academies.

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They'd search for talent
at the schools in the city of Zamora

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and throughout the region of Michoacán.

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They took about eight
or ten players from that team.

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After some tryouts,
there were only two guys left,

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an 18-year-old boy and me, at 14.

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He came back on Saturday,
and I asked him what happened,

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and he replied,
"They want me there on Monday."

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And I said, "What do you want?"

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I had no doubts. I told them,
"I wanna go. I wanna go and play there."

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"It's my dream. It's what I want."

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And I made that decision
without any hesitation.

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Atlas has always had
some kind of curse in Mexican soccer.

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It was always the, uh, ugly duckling,
a small awkward team.

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It always flirted with relegation.

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Until this generation of good players
like Rafa Márquez arrived…

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SPORTS JOURNALIST

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…and, all of a sudden,

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it sparked some hope.

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Just a few of us were from Guadalajara.

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And that's why we had people from Tepic…

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-From Sinaloa, from Mérida.
-…from Sinaloa, Mérida, I mean…

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FORMER ATLAS SOCCER PLAYER

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Players from all over the country,
same as Borgetti.

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All the non-locals were
put in the clubhouse.

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And there was about… 15, 16 players.

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And the youngest was Rafa Márquez.

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I saw him and literally said,

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"What's this kid doing here?"

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When I joined the team,
it wasn't what I expected.

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They put me with the guys
that were still being tested.

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I started losing hope
because I wasn't playing,

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and I wasn't being taken seriously.

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Two, three weeks went by like this.

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And I began feeling
kind of melancholy and desperate.

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And I remember one night…

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well, one of many nights
that I cried while I was there,

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and I missed my family so much
that I called home.

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And… and I told them
that I didn't wanna be there anymore.

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He started to cry.

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"Mama, come and get me.
I don't wanna be here anymore."

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I said, "What?"
He said, "Yeah, I wanna go home."

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"So you wanna quit?" "Yeah."

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"Who decided to go there?"

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I couldn't believe it.
I was like, "What? Excuse me?"

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"Hey, come get me."

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"You made your choice."

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"Now it's your responsibility.
Earn your position."

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"Earn your place."

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"So give it your best, son."

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"What about my dad?"

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I hung up.

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She didn't even put my dad on the phone.

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She didn't even try, and so…

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Well, that's when I said,
"Okay, there's no turning back."

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RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ HAS A SOCCER LEGACY
FROM WHICH TO GET INSPIRATION

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Rafa started playing
in the first division in 1996 or so.

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He had the qualities
of a good center back.

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A lot of presence,
vision, and, uh, serenity.

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Shy.

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FORMER ATLAS
AND MEXICAN TEAM PLAYER (1996-2009)

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He obviously was a good height.

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Very skinny, you know? Very skinny,

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but he had
a lot of personality on the field.

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That brought out the best in him.

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He had
an extraordinary combination.

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He had it all in one single player.

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He had the physical
and athletic attributes,

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which are obviously important,

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but also a rare attribute
for a Mexican player.

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The mind.

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There were great players on that team.

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There was Rafa.
There was Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Osorno…

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Well, we were all part
of Atlas's golden generation at that time.

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With La Volpe as our coach,
we made soccer a spectacle.

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Many people admired it,
and they still remember it fondly.

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I understood we had to build a team
from the beginning, from scratch.

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We had a team that had to develop players
from the youth club.

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This was an Atlas
that played a different kind of soccer.

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We couldn't believe when we saw Atlas play

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in that tournament
at the turn of the century.

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They moved on to the playoffs

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and reached the final to face Toluca.

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SUMMER '99

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ATLAS QUALIFIES STRAIGHT INTO THE PLAYOFFS

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That Atlas team really started

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to write a different story.

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JUNE 3, 1999
SUMMER TOURNAMENT FINAL

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FIRST-LEG MATCH

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I vividly remember
that Jalisco Stadium was packed.

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You could see the stands moving
because it was completely full,

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and the people were happy, excited.

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We faced a really good Toluca team.

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Cardozo was one of the best players
in the league.

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It was like facing a bull.

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We, on the other hand, were just rookies.

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We were young.
We were at the beginning of our careers.

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But we still gave 'em hell.

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I still get goosebumps…

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FORMER ATLAS SOCCER PLAYER

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…remembering that moment
and what it was like.

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He passes back.

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He strikes it. Cabuto…

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Cardozo!

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Goal!

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Goal for Toluca!

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The second in eight minutes!

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Within the first minutes,
we were down by two goals,

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and people said,
"They're gonna be massacred."

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We turned to look at each other and said,

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"Come on! This is our home."

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00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,654
And here comes Andrade and…

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Goal!

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Osorno, he's in! Here comes Andrade.

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00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:12,202
Jared…

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Castillo! The ball is
in the back of the net!

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Misionero Castillo!

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We gave it everything we had.

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00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:22,338
Nobody bet on us.

255
00:15:22,421 --> 00:15:23,839
But we fought hard anyway.

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00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:27,593
At least for myself,
I can say I'm proud of what we did.

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On the field,
La Volpe had an ally in Rafa Márquez,

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even though Márquez was very young.

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00:15:33,974 --> 00:15:35,476
The ball is in the air.

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A header and there it goes!
The ball's in the back of the net!

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Rafa Márquez tied it up!

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Márquez ties the match!

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WHAT A FINAL!

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We didn't think we had a chance.

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Atlas hadn't reached the finals
for a long time.

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They obviously hadn't won
the championship in a very long time.

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But the desire was there,
and we badly wanted to win it.

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JUNE 6, 1999
SECOND-LEG MATCH

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Toluca has a famous fan club
called La Perra Brava,

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or the Raging Bitch.

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They really intimidate teams.

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00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:21,397
The match was brutal.

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00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:25,526
In regulation time,
we weren't beaten by Toluca.

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You could say,
"Anyone could win the championship."

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But unfortunately, we didn't.

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The game continued
until the end of regulation time,

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then went to extra time

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and ended in a penalty shootout.

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Here comes Taboada.
He shoots…

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00:16:43,752 --> 00:16:46,005
Here comes El Chato.
He shoots!

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Goal!

282
00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:50,843
Honestly,
that penalty shootout

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00:16:50,926 --> 00:16:53,220
in the finals in the summer of 1999

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00:16:53,303 --> 00:16:57,516
was one of the most dramatic moments
in the history of Mexican soccer.

285
00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:01,979
When I was going
to the penalty spot,

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00:17:02,062 --> 00:17:04,189
a Toluca player came to mess with me.

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00:17:04,273 --> 00:17:07,026
He was trying to get inside my head,
and he told me,

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00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,029
"You don't have the balls.
You're gonna miss it."

289
00:17:10,112 --> 00:17:13,282
And a brawl has started.
Who's in there, Daniel?

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00:17:14,158 --> 00:17:17,578
The atmosphere in the stadium
was very explosive,

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putting pressure on Márquez.

292
00:17:22,207 --> 00:17:24,960
Here he comes.
Born in Zamora, Michoacán.

293
00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:27,171
He comes from the youth academy of Atlas.

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00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:30,424
A great center back. Rafa's ready.

295
00:17:30,507 --> 00:17:31,675
Cristante's ready.

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00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:34,553
He doesn't go far.
He's ten feet behind the ball.

297
00:17:34,636 --> 00:17:36,305
Rafa, the Zamorano, shoots…

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00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:37,598
Goal!

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00:17:43,479 --> 00:17:45,564
After I scored the goal,

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00:17:45,647 --> 00:17:48,901
I looked where the Toluca players were
and made the gestures like,

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00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:51,445
"I did have what he said I didn't have."

302
00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:56,867
It was sudden death.

303
00:17:56,950 --> 00:17:59,745
The ball seemed to be on fire,
so if you missed…

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00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:01,914
-No.
-…you lose.

305
00:18:33,403 --> 00:18:34,905
We were all upset.

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00:18:34,988 --> 00:18:37,199
We had never seen La Volpe cry.

307
00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:38,283
Unbelievable.

308
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,703
I realized Toluca was good,
no doubt about it.

309
00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,831
But perhaps

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it would've been nice to win that one.

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At the end of the day,
Toluca lifted the trophy.

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00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:55,425
But Atlas had won something
much more important than the trophy.

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That team had won the recognition
and respect of all the fans.

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DEVILS!

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00:19:03,684 --> 00:19:06,103
It hurts
not to have won that championship.

316
00:19:06,186 --> 00:19:07,646
But at the time,

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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.

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00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:16,446
And many people
still remember us with a lot of joy.

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00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:24,037
RUNNER-UP - SUMMER 1999, 1ST DIVISION
MEXICAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION

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Mexico had already had players

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00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:29,751
who seemed to have everything
you'd need to become a star

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00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:31,503
but failed to reach their potential.

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00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:33,755
Rafa Márquez had to break that taboo.

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00:19:34,506 --> 00:19:37,259
He had to go from a good player
in a youth club

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00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,178
to a great player

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00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:42,306
on the national team

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00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,476
MEXICO VS ECUADOR

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00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:55,027
There was gonna be a friendly
in the Azteca Stadium against Ecuador,

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00:19:55,652 --> 00:19:59,948
and Bora Milutinovic, the coach
of the national team at that time,

330
00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:01,658
sent a list to Atlas,

331
00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:04,870
and he called up Márquez,
but there were two of us.

332
00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:07,623
So they sent both César Márquez and I.

333
00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:10,709
It's an anecdote that everyone tells,

334
00:20:10,792 --> 00:20:13,128
but, well, I was the one
who ended up playing.

335
00:20:15,088 --> 00:20:17,090
It was really great, you know?

336
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:20,469
I always dreamed of being able to wear
the national team jersey,

337
00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,888
to be able to sing the national anthem.

338
00:20:22,971 --> 00:20:26,725
And it was… it was very special

339
00:20:26,808 --> 00:20:31,647
because, at 17 years old, I made my debut
on the senior national team.

340
00:20:32,773 --> 00:20:36,068
Uh, that's right.
Mr. Bora gave me the opportunity

341
00:20:36,151 --> 00:20:37,653
to be on the senior national team,

342
00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:42,115
and I think it's an amazing opportunity,
and I hope he keeps calling me up.

343
00:20:47,955 --> 00:20:50,457
A few months later,
I was called to go to Copa América

344
00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:52,626
with Manolo Lapuente as the coach.

345
00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:57,839
Claudio Suárez and I had to cover
Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano,

346
00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:00,050
two great forwards at that time.

347
00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:09,101
There were two Monaco scouts
watching that game

348
00:21:09,184 --> 00:21:11,812
because they wanted to watch
a Chilean defender.

349
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:14,690
But they said to me,
"We've seen you play. We wanna ask

350
00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,942
if you have any interest
in playing for Monaco."

351
00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,778
And I was like, "Monaco… Monaco…"

352
00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:33,208
When I got to Monaco,
I realized that, I mean,

353
00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:34,835
this is like a fairy tale.

354
00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:39,715
Rafael Márquez doesn't mind
playing defense or offense.

355
00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:42,634
This is the first interview
in which the player explains

356
00:21:42,718 --> 00:21:44,636
why he wanted to come to Monaco.

357
00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,223
"France is the champion.
They just won the World Cup."

358
00:21:49,349 --> 00:21:53,020
"And Monaco, in this league of champions,

359
00:21:53,103 --> 00:21:55,105
is an important team."

360
00:21:59,609 --> 00:22:01,153
Nothing can compare to Mexico.

361
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:05,991
And leaving your friends,
your family, your traditions is difficult.

362
00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:10,871
To move from one country to another,
to have to learn a different language,

363
00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:13,749
to get used to the French culture…

364
00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:24,926
There is a syndrome in soccer
we call the "Jamaicón Syndrome."

365
00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:27,095
A player has the ability
to play in Europe,

366
00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:28,513
but as soon as he gets there,

367
00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:30,849
he'll come back,
or he'll call on the phone to say,

368
00:22:30,932 --> 00:22:34,644
"I'm cold. I'm hungry.
I miss my food. I miss my friends."

369
00:22:34,728 --> 00:22:36,188
"I'm well paid in Mexico."

370
00:22:36,271 --> 00:22:38,690
"So what am I doing here
suffering in Europe?"

371
00:22:39,566 --> 00:22:41,401
Things are always
going to be difficult.

372
00:22:41,485 --> 00:22:44,988
But if you have a good mindset,
stay strong, and wanna win,

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00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:46,698
you'll succeed in Europe.

374
00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:48,325
The ball is recovered.

375
00:22:48,825 --> 00:22:51,536
And Rafael Márquez
was obviously the first one

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00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:54,331
to take advantage of the opportunity
presented to Monaco.

377
00:22:55,082 --> 00:22:56,458
Rafa was ready.

378
00:22:56,541 --> 00:22:59,711
He broke the molds, the paradigms
of the Mexican soccer player.

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00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:02,172
He was never gonna quit.

380
00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:08,720
Even though I was new
and I didn't know the league,

381
00:23:09,262 --> 00:23:14,142
I felt totally comfortable, you know,
playing both offense and defense,

382
00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:18,063
and I faced guys
who were much faster and bigger,

383
00:23:18,146 --> 00:23:21,316
but still… I could show off my skills.

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00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:26,405
LIGUE 1 CHAMPIONS

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00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:28,156
We ended up being champions,

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00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,659
and also I was able to finish

387
00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:34,579
as one of the best defenders
in that league, in that tournament.

388
00:23:39,793 --> 00:23:41,628
I started to enjoy myself.

389
00:23:41,711 --> 00:23:44,881
I began to earn too much money.
I was young, just 20 years old.

390
00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:46,049
I had vices.

391
00:23:48,385 --> 00:23:51,430
I had cars
that obviously attracted attention.

392
00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:54,015
I bought an A3, an SLK,

393
00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:57,227
then a Porsche,
then a Ferrari, then a Maserati,

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00:23:57,310 --> 00:23:58,520
a Mercedes.

395
00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:00,188
And those were my vices.

396
00:24:02,482 --> 00:24:05,944
One day, he calls my mom
and says, "I'm getting married."

397
00:24:06,027 --> 00:24:09,906
And we were all like,
"What? Why? With whom? How?"

398
00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:12,909
He was almost 22 years old
when he told us that

399
00:24:12,993 --> 00:24:15,370
He said, "I'm getting married in…"

400
00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:18,748
I don't remember
if it was three or four weeks.

401
00:24:19,749 --> 00:24:22,919
"Everything's ready. When you guys arrive,
I'm getting married."

402
00:24:34,055 --> 00:24:36,766
I think he was happy
when his children were born.

403
00:24:38,226 --> 00:24:40,770
I think those were his happy moments.

404
00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:43,148
Okay.

405
00:24:43,231 --> 00:24:45,150
RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S SON

406
00:24:45,233 --> 00:24:49,112
It still happens to this day
if I watch videos on social media,

407
00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:52,324
and, um, I'm like,
"Wow, is this really my dad?"

408
00:24:54,784 --> 00:24:56,578
I still can't believe it, you know?

409
00:25:00,248 --> 00:25:02,792
One, two, three, four.

410
00:25:02,876 --> 00:25:03,919
Nothing. To Edu.

411
00:25:04,002 --> 00:25:05,253
Arena, go up and out!

412
00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:08,298
One, two,
three, four, five, six…

413
00:25:08,882 --> 00:25:10,509
-It's out.
-One, two.

414
00:25:10,592 --> 00:25:12,552
-No, he touched it.
-Joan.

415
00:25:13,428 --> 00:25:17,390
I think
that most soccer players' biggest dream

416
00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:21,478
is to represent their country
on their national team.

417
00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:23,480
And obviously after that,

418
00:25:23,563 --> 00:25:26,900
to be able to play
and represent your country in a World Cup.

419
00:25:29,444 --> 00:25:34,324
FIFA WORLD CUP
KOREA AND JAPAN 2002

420
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,539
Everything you experience
in a World Cup is totally different.

421
00:25:40,622 --> 00:25:42,624
It's like nothing else in life.

422
00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:44,793
I was excited, enthusiastic,

423
00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:47,796
especially because my family
was coming with me to the World Cup.

424
00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:50,215
My sister, my mother, and my father

425
00:25:50,298 --> 00:25:52,092
had the opportunity to go with me.

426
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,929
And Javier Aguirre, well,

427
00:25:56,012 --> 00:26:00,058
he gave me the responsibility
of being the captain in this World Cup.

428
00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,561
Are you recording already?

429
00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:04,813
Are you recording
with sound and everything?

430
00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,399
-Everything.
-Perfect. You're badasses.

431
00:26:07,482 --> 00:26:09,109
-Don't edit it.
-No, we won't.

432
00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:11,611
Okay, thanks. Rafa was my captain.

433
00:26:12,904 --> 00:26:17,951
He had that touch, that emotional balance
that allowed him to talk to the group,

434
00:26:18,702 --> 00:26:21,079
uh, to be concrete, and be heard.

435
00:26:22,163 --> 00:26:25,083
There are some soccer players
who are born to be captains.

436
00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:27,335
Rafa Márquez was born to be a captain.

437
00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:31,089
To stand up
in front of that group,

438
00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:35,260
and… to be their guide,
to have this responsibility,

439
00:26:35,343 --> 00:26:36,970
first, it makes you proud

440
00:26:37,637 --> 00:26:39,139
to represent your country.

441
00:26:39,222 --> 00:26:42,183
And second, it felt good
to be the leader of this team.

442
00:26:43,018 --> 00:26:44,185
MEXICO - CROATIA

443
00:26:52,193 --> 00:26:53,820
Ecuador! Ecuador!

444
00:26:57,657 --> 00:27:00,994
Italy! Italy! Italy!

445
00:27:01,077 --> 00:27:04,289
Mexico!

446
00:27:05,749 --> 00:27:07,459
We were highly motivated.

447
00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:09,711
But we were also aware…

448
00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:10,629
MEXICO - ITALY

449
00:27:10,712 --> 00:27:13,798
…that the next opponent
we could go against was,

450
00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:16,426
uh, the United States.

451
00:27:16,509 --> 00:27:19,095
I love USA, but I'm sorry for today!

452
00:27:19,179 --> 00:27:21,306
Come on, Mexico! Let's win!

453
00:27:21,389 --> 00:27:24,225
With one of Mexico's best soccer teams
in a World Cup,

454
00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:27,812
what I'm really hoping for
is that we win by two goals, 2-0,

455
00:27:27,896 --> 00:27:29,314
and the US can't do anything.

456
00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:31,900
2-0. 2-0. Let's win.

457
00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:33,109
Beat the gringos! 2-0.

458
00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:36,488
I don't think anyone knows,

459
00:27:36,571 --> 00:27:39,699
but I have a very personal rivalry
with the United States

460
00:27:39,783 --> 00:27:43,078
because of something that happened
in my family.

461
00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:44,996
It's very sensitive.

462
00:27:47,832 --> 00:27:50,543
It's a chapter in my dad's private life.

463
00:27:50,627 --> 00:27:53,421
He was separated from his father.

464
00:27:56,132 --> 00:27:59,219
His father abandoned them
to go to the United States.

465
00:28:01,846 --> 00:28:04,516
And every time my father had a few drinks,

466
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,519
these memories of my grandfather came up.

467
00:28:08,311 --> 00:28:09,521
And he started to cry.

468
00:28:09,604 --> 00:28:12,023
He started to remember things.

469
00:28:12,982 --> 00:28:14,317
And the truth is that…

470
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:19,072
I think that me, my sister, and my mother,

471
00:28:19,155 --> 00:28:20,740
we also suffered through it.

472
00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:29,040
But, yeah, there was
this resentment, you know.

473
00:28:29,124 --> 00:28:31,126
Like, he left us for the United States,

474
00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:33,795
and I related that country to that memory.

475
00:28:33,878 --> 00:28:37,674
Also, with them being such a powerhouse
in other sports

476
00:28:37,757 --> 00:28:39,551
and because we were better in soccer,

477
00:28:39,634 --> 00:28:42,178
I felt we couldn't lose
to the United States.

478
00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:43,430
And, well, for sure,

479
00:28:43,930 --> 00:28:45,640
um,

480
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,935
those little things added up
in that particular match.

481
00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:58,486
ROUND OF 16
MEXICO VS USA

482
00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:05,535
Our technique was better,
and our team was better,

483
00:29:05,618 --> 00:29:08,955
but we had something going against us.
Mexico had a lot to lose.

484
00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:09,956
A whole lot.

485
00:29:10,999 --> 00:29:14,961
When you have an opponent,
maybe of the same size or smaller,

486
00:29:15,044 --> 00:29:16,713
you always relax a little,

487
00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:19,883
and I think that's what happened to us.

488
00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:25,430
MEXICO - USA

489
00:29:26,222 --> 00:29:27,515
Son of a bitch!

490
00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:29,476
That was
the worst-case scenario,

491
00:29:29,559 --> 00:29:30,810
to start the game losing,

492
00:29:31,644 --> 00:29:33,438
because that would make them stronger.

493
00:29:35,064 --> 00:29:37,233
"They can't beat us.
We can't lose to them."

494
00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:39,277
"No, it can't happen,
especially not to them."

495
00:29:40,361 --> 00:29:45,200
I decided, instinctually, to change,
uh, from a line of four to a line of five,

496
00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:47,160
which we hadn't practiced very much.

497
00:29:48,036 --> 00:29:50,371
And then we lost a little bit of control,

498
00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:52,707
and the team started to get disorganized,

499
00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:55,877
and by the second half,
we became desperate, you know?

500
00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,421
We were trying to even the score
against our rivals.

501
00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:05,720
Sometimes, things simply don't work out.

502
00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,597
Sometimes, you're searching

503
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,307
and you're trying,

504
00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:13,019
but you don't understand
why it doesn't happen.

505
00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:27,242
How do you like that?
How do you like that? Yeah!

506
00:30:32,288 --> 00:30:33,331
At 2-0,

507
00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:36,876
the team was obviously frustrated,
desperate to achieve something,

508
00:30:37,377 --> 00:30:39,337
but we were no longer synchronized.

509
00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:42,006
We couldn't do what we'd worked on
during the previous weeks,

510
00:30:42,090 --> 00:30:44,008
and I was blinded by desperation.

511
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:58,064
It was Cobi Jones, but it could've been
whoever I came across at that time.

512
00:30:59,774 --> 00:31:01,442
We were in the stands,

513
00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:04,988
and I said, "Oh my God,
he didn't even hit him."

514
00:31:05,071 --> 00:31:07,782
"At least he should have hit him
hard enough to mess up his face."

515
00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:12,328
There are times
when people say,

516
00:31:12,412 --> 00:31:15,123
"At least give it everything.
At least make them struggle."

517
00:31:16,207 --> 00:31:18,376
"At least let them know we're there."

518
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,211
"Make it hurt."

519
00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:22,171
They smashed us

520
00:31:22,255 --> 00:31:25,383
On Father's Day, they made us pay

521
00:31:25,466 --> 00:31:28,428
USA! USA! USA!

522
00:31:28,511 --> 00:31:31,389
Against any fucking team, man,
except the US.

523
00:31:31,472 --> 00:31:33,266
-Except the US.
-It's a national shame.

524
00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:35,894
We lost!

525
00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:39,814
And the worst thing is who we lost to.

526
00:31:43,359 --> 00:31:48,239
FRUSTRATION
MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM'S DEFEAT HURT

527
00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:56,456
When we returned
from the World Cup,

528
00:31:56,539 --> 00:31:58,625
my husband already had health issues.

529
00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:01,794
He had a surgery.
He had a tumor in the stomach,

530
00:32:01,878 --> 00:32:04,297
but fortunately it was encapsulated.

531
00:32:05,131 --> 00:32:06,883
The surgery went well,

532
00:32:06,966 --> 00:32:10,386
but afterwards,
there were internal complications,

533
00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:15,099
and that was
what started to weaken him more.

534
00:32:18,144 --> 00:32:20,271
Later, I had a knee injury.

535
00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:25,610
So I decided to have surgery
in Mexico to be closer to… to my dad.

536
00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:31,574
A few weeks later, Monaco told me
that I had to return.

537
00:32:32,492 --> 00:32:35,078
They hadn't given me permission
to stay that long

538
00:32:35,161 --> 00:32:37,038
and said that if I didn't come back,

539
00:32:37,830 --> 00:32:42,043
then they were gonna start taking
drastic measures to get me back to Monaco.

540
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,

541
00:32:49,884 --> 00:32:51,719
I decided I didn't wanna leave.

542
00:32:57,433 --> 00:33:01,854
And sometimes it makes me tear up
thinking about him, like now.

543
00:33:22,417 --> 00:33:25,670
MÁRQUEZ LIVES A DAY OF SORROW

544
00:33:25,753 --> 00:33:27,296
No matter how much time…

545
00:33:29,173 --> 00:33:31,384
no matter how much time passes,

546
00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:32,593
it still hurts.

547
00:33:34,971 --> 00:33:37,515
You still miss that person.

548
00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:47,233
During those last weeks,

549
00:33:47,316 --> 00:33:50,319
do you remember any conversations
with your father?

550
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,614
Yes, uh, I told him,

551
00:33:53,698 --> 00:33:55,825
at some point, I didn't promise it,

552
00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:59,245
but I did tell him
that I was gonna be on a great team.

553
00:33:59,328 --> 00:34:01,789
And so, in Mexico at that time,

554
00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:05,168
we were all Real Madrid fans
because of Hugo Sánchez.

555
00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:09,714
And… yeah, I told him,

556
00:34:09,797 --> 00:34:10,965
"Hey…"

557
00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:13,676
As a joke, I said, "Hey, so…

558
00:34:15,678 --> 00:34:17,263
don't think about dying now

559
00:34:17,346 --> 00:34:20,308
because you still have to see me
play for Real Madrid."

560
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,021
And, well, he took it as a joke,

561
00:34:25,104 --> 00:34:26,189
but he said,

562
00:34:27,023 --> 00:34:30,818
"I know you're gonna do it
whether I'm there or not. I'm sure."

563
00:34:32,278 --> 00:34:34,697
And now he's probably making fun of me,

564
00:34:34,781 --> 00:34:38,409
laughing at the fact
that I signed with their rival.

565
00:34:40,828 --> 00:34:43,664
He must be very proud
of everything I achieved.

566
00:34:50,963 --> 00:34:53,925
Today's FC Barcelona news
can be summarized by three names.

567
00:34:54,008 --> 00:34:57,762
the Brazilian player Ronaldinho,
to whom Barcelona has made a new offer,

568
00:34:57,845 --> 00:34:59,931
the Portuguese Quaresma,
who is already in Barcelona,

569
00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:03,559
and Márquez, who the club
has officially presented this afternoon.

570
00:35:04,977 --> 00:35:07,480
This handshake is
the result of many meetings

571
00:35:07,563 --> 00:35:11,776
and several contract revisions
between Rafael Márquez and Barça.

572
00:35:11,859 --> 00:35:14,946
Márquez has played
for Monaco since 1999.

573
00:35:15,029 --> 00:35:18,449
After a little rest,
he will apparently change teams to Barça.

574
00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:19,826
The Mexican defender,

575
00:35:19,909 --> 00:35:22,578
who has signed for four seasons,
wants to succeed in Europe,

576
00:35:22,662 --> 00:35:24,747
just like his idol, Hugo Sánchez.

577
00:35:24,831 --> 00:35:26,332
-Hugo Sánchez.
-Go ahead.

578
00:35:26,415 --> 00:35:28,835
Scene one, take one. Mark.

579
00:35:35,883 --> 00:35:39,303
Ever since I went to live
in Spain, where I wanted to be successful,

580
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:42,723
I loved the idea
that more Mexican players would follow.

581
00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,059
And when I heard
that Rafa was going to Barcelona,

582
00:35:45,726 --> 00:35:48,354
I was very happy for him.

583
00:35:53,067 --> 00:35:55,611
So he was a Mexican
at one of the biggest clubs

584
00:35:55,695 --> 00:35:57,780
not only in Spain, but in all of Europe.

585
00:35:57,864 --> 00:36:00,449
Clearly, he was looking forward
to a very bright career.

586
00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:05,872
Barça is another magnitude.
You can't compare it to anything else.

587
00:36:05,955 --> 00:36:08,166
Yeah, sure, Monaco is a club, a big club,

588
00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:11,752
but you come to Barça, and this is
a whole… a whole different story.

589
00:36:13,129 --> 00:36:16,048
It's hard to adapt,
not only on the field, but also off it.

590
00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:18,718
Two hundred journalists
are waiting for you.

591
00:36:18,801 --> 00:36:22,305
Everyone talks about you in the press.
It changes your life even in Mexico.

592
00:36:23,222 --> 00:36:24,891
And in the case of Márquez,

593
00:36:24,974 --> 00:36:28,186
he's known as "the Kaiser of Michoacán."

594
00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:31,439
He's a man who could be
compared to a world-famous player,

595
00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:33,441
a historic player like Beckenbauer.

596
00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:39,614
But it was more about my frame of mind
that I would make my own history,

597
00:36:39,697 --> 00:36:42,200
that I'd try to be
the best in my position,

598
00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:44,202
that I wanted to be someone important,

599
00:36:44,285 --> 00:36:46,412
and be supported because I'm Mexican.

600
00:36:47,121 --> 00:36:48,956
Mexico will always be with me.

601
00:36:52,835 --> 00:36:55,296
Ronaldinho and I arrived the same year.

602
00:36:55,379 --> 00:36:58,007
And I knew that he was already a star,

603
00:36:58,090 --> 00:36:59,675
both on and off the field.

604
00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:03,721
To be able to say that Ronaldinho
was gonna be my teammate was awesome.

605
00:37:03,804 --> 00:37:06,766
I could feel
that I was gonna be on a very good team.

606
00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:12,772
Rafa and I arrived at Barcelona
at the same time,

607
00:37:12,855 --> 00:37:14,941
and it was amazing, you know?

608
00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:18,736
We arrived in a moment
when the club was not doing so well.

609
00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,281
The club's situation wasn't so good
at that time,

610
00:37:22,365 --> 00:37:25,326
but thanks to the work of the whole team,

611
00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:27,119
and he was an important piece,

612
00:37:27,203 --> 00:37:29,038
that situation changed completely.

613
00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,875
The standards at Barça,
and in that particular team,

614
00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:34,126
were extremely high.

615
00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:37,421
To be a Barcelona player,
you had to pass through the crucible.

616
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.

617
00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:42,677
It was a dream team.

618
00:37:43,177 --> 00:37:45,638
I don't even know how they managed

619
00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:50,309
to bring in that amount of talent
and put it all together.

620
00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:55,398
If you show
enough professionalism

621
00:37:55,481 --> 00:37:56,732
in each training session,

622
00:37:57,525 --> 00:38:00,569
the players will always receive you
with open arms.

623
00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:04,991
When they see someone who is dedicated,
someone who gives their full effort,

624
00:38:06,242 --> 00:38:08,411
then you quickly earn their trust.

625
00:38:11,831 --> 00:38:13,541
He was a defender
who won duels.

626
00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:15,084
His aerial play was spectacular.

627
00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:17,044
Hardly ever lost a one-on-one.

628
00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:18,504
He was very aggressive.

629
00:38:21,882 --> 00:38:25,052
He was not only good with the ball
but also with his footwork.

630
00:38:26,721 --> 00:38:30,891
Rafa had this technique where he'd switch
from side to side and surprise you.

631
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,185
Even his defense was offense.

632
00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:35,813
From his position,
Rafa could feed you assists.

633
00:38:37,273 --> 00:38:39,692
He helped me a lot.
We understood each other.

634
00:38:39,775 --> 00:38:42,528
We looked into each other's eyes
and knew what to do.

635
00:38:45,781 --> 00:38:48,451
Also, he was a player
who could score from set pieces.

636
00:38:48,534 --> 00:38:50,119
He takes it and…

637
00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:56,167
Goal!

638
00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,127
RAFA GIVES BARÇA THE WIN

639
00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:02,882
Everyone in Mexico supported Real Madrid
when I played for Real Madrid,

640
00:39:02,965 --> 00:39:06,427
but when the years went by and Rafa began
to gain attention playing for Barcelona,

641
00:39:07,053 --> 00:39:11,223
in Mexico, a lot of people
became Barcelona fans.

642
00:39:11,891 --> 00:39:13,059
That was thanks to Rafa.

643
00:39:16,312 --> 00:39:21,192
A lot of Mexican fans were
actually seeking out the Barcelona games.

644
00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:25,780
They wanted to be able to see
how that extraordinary Atlas player

645
00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:29,867
would continue to perform
at the highest possible level.

646
00:39:37,416 --> 00:39:39,960
Barcelona became
like my second home.

647
00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:44,048
There were… moments

648
00:39:45,758 --> 00:39:49,303
that were important in my personal life
that happened here.

649
00:39:51,430 --> 00:39:53,599
And professionally,
it goes without saying,

650
00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:54,850
this was the best time.

651
00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:56,727
I won everything with Barcelona.

652
00:39:58,312 --> 00:40:01,273
It's a difficult match
in terms of how the field impacted the--

653
00:40:01,357 --> 00:40:04,193
Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal!
Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal!

654
00:40:04,276 --> 00:40:10,408
Goal by Márquez!

655
00:40:10,491 --> 00:40:12,368
Let's win the trophy!

656
00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:15,579
Let's go for the victory!
Let's go for the three points!

657
00:40:16,288 --> 00:40:18,249
Let's close it out!

658
00:40:18,332 --> 00:40:20,251
Let's take the league title.

659
00:40:21,001 --> 00:40:25,339
And let's finally begin to celebrate
what we witnessed this magnificent season.

660
00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:34,598
SPANISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

661
00:40:44,942 --> 00:40:49,947
You could see on the field
that beyond the skill we brought to games,

662
00:40:50,030 --> 00:40:52,116
we were also just good friends.

663
00:40:58,622 --> 00:41:00,583
They have done it.

664
00:41:00,666 --> 00:41:03,919
Barça has won its 18th league title.

665
00:41:04,003 --> 00:41:05,838
The result of the match, 0-1.

666
00:41:06,672 --> 00:41:09,091
Well, the team performed,
they performed well until the end,

667
00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:10,217
and we're happy now.

668
00:41:10,301 --> 00:41:12,720
And now you'll go for title
on the 17th, right?

669
00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,641
We are still here
on the Rambla de Canaletas,

670
00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:19,185
where thousands of fans have come

671
00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:22,438
to celebrate Barça's
second consecutive league title.

672
00:41:22,521 --> 00:41:25,774
It's the best gift I've ever received
in my life.

673
00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:31,322
Now the Champions League final
against Arsenal awaits them,

674
00:41:31,405 --> 00:41:33,532
and they have two weeks to prepare for it.

675
00:41:37,786 --> 00:41:40,080
May 17th, 2006.

676
00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:42,458
Saint-Denis, France,
in the heart of Europe.

677
00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,588
He's playing as a starter for Barcelona

678
00:41:48,422 --> 00:41:49,882
in a game in France…

679
00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:50,841
MAY 17, 2006

680
00:41:50,925 --> 00:41:52,843
…to be the champion of Europe.

681
00:41:52,927 --> 00:41:55,846
This was going to separate him
from the rest of his peers,

682
00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:57,681
the rest of the Mexican players.

683
00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:00,684
When you saw the lineup

684
00:42:00,768 --> 00:42:03,270
and looked at the defense
and saw that Rafa was playing,

685
00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:06,357
you would feel relief,
and I'd say, "Oh, that's good."

686
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:07,691
"There's Puyol. There's Rafa."

687
00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:10,861
The stadium is
packed tonight, May 17th.

688
00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:12,905
The Frenchman playing…

689
00:42:12,988 --> 00:42:15,241
Rafa played
a very important role,

690
00:42:15,324 --> 00:42:16,617
him and Puyol.

691
00:42:17,535 --> 00:42:19,995
They had to mark Thierry Henry,

692
00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:22,206
who, at the time, was very tough.

693
00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:28,254
Both of us had
a difficult time with Henry,

694
00:42:28,337 --> 00:42:30,881
but when Henry overtook me,
Rafa was there,

695
00:42:30,965 --> 00:42:33,259
and when he overtook Rafa, I was there.

696
00:42:33,342 --> 00:42:35,010
I think we did a pretty good job.

697
00:42:35,094 --> 00:42:37,096
He passes it forward.

698
00:42:37,179 --> 00:42:39,265
Goal! Goal!

699
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!

700
00:42:43,519 --> 00:42:47,481
What a goal by Barça!

701
00:42:52,903 --> 00:42:55,489
He should be remembered
as one of the best players

702
00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:57,616
in the history of Mexican soccer.

703
00:42:59,076 --> 00:43:01,245
Finally, the trophy is ours!

704
00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:06,584
Rafa Márquez
had reached the pinnacle

705
00:43:07,167 --> 00:43:10,838
and was on the field
with the European champions.

706
00:43:13,882 --> 00:43:15,843
EUROPE'S MASTERS

707
00:43:16,302 --> 00:43:18,345
THE PRINCE THAT BECAME KING

708
00:43:18,846 --> 00:43:21,765
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME!

709
00:43:21,849 --> 00:43:25,102
Although personally,
I was not going through a good time

710
00:43:25,185 --> 00:43:29,148
because, well,
I was already separated from my ex-wife,

711
00:43:29,231 --> 00:43:31,609
and obviously I had two children,

712
00:43:31,692 --> 00:43:35,946
and… and, well,
nothing was easy about the divorce.

713
00:43:37,656 --> 00:43:39,950
RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S DAUGHTER

714
00:43:41,493 --> 00:43:45,414
When I was about two years old,
my parents decided to divorce,

715
00:43:45,497 --> 00:43:47,249
and it was really difficult.

716
00:43:47,333 --> 00:43:50,252
So when I was little,
I only saw him through the TV,

717
00:43:50,336 --> 00:43:52,963
or he was always working
when we were with him.

718
00:43:53,047 --> 00:43:55,883
But the truth is that he's a great dad.

719
00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,054
It was…

720
00:44:00,137 --> 00:44:01,764
it was also difficult

721
00:44:01,847 --> 00:44:03,891
because the Champions League final

722
00:44:03,974 --> 00:44:06,060
was right before the World Cup.

723
00:44:07,061 --> 00:44:09,104
FIFA WORLD CUP
GERMANY 2006

724
00:44:12,274 --> 00:44:13,817
-Let's say hello. Hello!
-Hi!

725
00:44:18,614 --> 00:44:20,199
This is a party!

726
00:44:20,282 --> 00:44:21,700
Go, Germany!

727
00:44:21,784 --> 00:44:23,160
Viva Mexico!

728
00:44:26,622 --> 00:44:29,958
I arrived at the World Cup
with the coaching staff at the time,

729
00:44:30,042 --> 00:44:31,418
headed by Ricardo La Volpe.

730
00:44:32,169 --> 00:44:34,505
There were a lot of players
that I had good chemistry with.

731
00:44:34,588 --> 00:44:37,257
I felt like I was at my peak,

732
00:44:37,341 --> 00:44:39,343
physically and mentally speaking.

733
00:44:39,426 --> 00:44:43,097
I had a huge boost of self-confidence
after winning the Champions League.

734
00:44:47,434 --> 00:44:50,187
That was one of the best groups
we put together in a national team,

735
00:44:50,270 --> 00:44:51,397
without a doubt.

736
00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:53,482
We had it all. We had a great team.

737
00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:59,613
The secret was that La Volpe
used to hire players that he knew,

738
00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:03,534
that he had trained, that he had made,
that understood his philosophy,

739
00:45:03,617 --> 00:45:06,328
and among them,
of course, was Rafael Márquez.

740
00:45:06,412 --> 00:45:10,165
They will be
the surprise team of the World Cup!

741
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:13,794
But I was no longer
the Rafa Márquez

742
00:45:13,877 --> 00:45:15,379
that La Volpe found at Atlas.

743
00:45:16,213 --> 00:45:19,633
I trusted him.
I no longer reproached him for anything

744
00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:22,511
because he immediately provided solutions.

745
00:45:23,804 --> 00:45:26,640
For me, he was a bulwark within the group,

746
00:45:26,724 --> 00:45:28,058
uh, a leader.

747
00:45:29,601 --> 00:45:31,854
There are different ways
to lead a team.

748
00:45:31,937 --> 00:45:34,231
Rafa wasn't the shouting type.
He was the type who stood out

749
00:45:34,314 --> 00:45:36,608
because of his skill,
his elegant playing style,

750
00:45:36,692 --> 00:45:39,778
great technique, and above all, he was
a European champion with Barcelona,

751
00:45:39,862 --> 00:45:40,696
simple as that.

752
00:45:42,448 --> 00:45:46,034
In that World Cup, I think we saw
the best version of Rafa Márquez.

753
00:45:50,706 --> 00:45:52,624
It was the World Cup
I enjoyed the most,

754
00:45:52,708 --> 00:45:54,126
of all the ones I played in.

755
00:45:54,209 --> 00:45:57,504
The results went our way,
and we qualified for the next round.

756
00:45:57,588 --> 00:46:02,509
♪ We're gonna win, this gang will win ♪

757
00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:08,265
♪ It's okay, it's okay
Argentina is going down the… ♪

758
00:46:08,849 --> 00:46:11,143
As part of my preparation,
I went to Argentina.

759
00:46:11,226 --> 00:46:12,936
I prepared by watching the other coaches.

760
00:46:13,020 --> 00:46:15,355
So Mexico knew Argentina's system.

761
00:46:15,439 --> 00:46:18,984
The advantage we had
was that we always watch their games.

762
00:46:19,067 --> 00:46:20,694
They never watch Mexican soccer.

763
00:46:21,361 --> 00:46:24,239
Argentina! Argentina!

764
00:46:28,410 --> 00:46:30,245
It was one of those nights

765
00:46:30,329 --> 00:46:33,081
where the history of Mexican soccer
could change.

766
00:46:33,165 --> 00:46:35,417
It could take another course,

767
00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,669
take the step
that they'd been denied for so long.

768
00:46:38,712 --> 00:46:41,632
ROUND OF 16

769
00:46:45,219 --> 00:46:46,970
When we first went out
on the field,

770
00:46:47,054 --> 00:46:50,724
in those first few minutes,
Argentina didn't know where we were.

771
00:46:51,266 --> 00:46:52,559
We'd analyzed them really well.

772
00:46:53,352 --> 00:46:56,271
Something we were very good at
was set pieces.

773
00:46:57,147 --> 00:46:59,775
Then we got a free kick
that I took and…

774
00:47:01,109 --> 00:47:03,695
Pavel kicks it to the center,
and I tipped the ball.

775
00:47:04,279 --> 00:47:07,199
And I'm basically alone
in front of the goal and…

776
00:47:07,282 --> 00:47:08,283
MEXICO - ARGENTINA

777
00:47:13,831 --> 00:47:16,834
It was obvious
that Argentina was really confused.

778
00:47:16,917 --> 00:47:19,878
They didn't understand
what was happening on the field.

779
00:47:22,589 --> 00:47:25,384
After Rafa Márquez's goal,
it started to make us think

780
00:47:25,467 --> 00:47:29,721
that this team could finally progress
in the World Cup

781
00:47:29,805 --> 00:47:31,598
and get to a stage in the tournament

782
00:47:32,182 --> 00:47:35,477
that hadn't been reached
since the World Cup at home.

783
00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:38,355
But things didn't go that way.

784
00:47:38,438 --> 00:47:41,149
Minutes later, Argentina tied the game
with an own goal.

785
00:47:46,196 --> 00:47:47,948
No fucking way!

786
00:47:52,327 --> 00:47:53,787
Then the impossible happened.

787
00:47:55,914 --> 00:47:58,208
We believed
we were better than our opponent.

788
00:47:58,292 --> 00:48:02,337
But then they had a play
that was brilliant.

789
00:48:02,421 --> 00:48:05,465
It was a stroke of genius.

790
00:48:18,395 --> 00:48:22,024
We were close! The next World Cup,
we're gonna win the whole thing.

791
00:48:23,275 --> 00:48:25,736
We didn't win the game,
of course. I know that.

792
00:48:26,236 --> 00:48:27,821
Mexico was superior,

793
00:48:29,072 --> 00:48:30,032
by far.

794
00:48:31,700 --> 00:48:33,911
Sad, disappointed.

795
00:48:33,994 --> 00:48:35,954
I thought that was gonna be the World Cup

796
00:48:36,038 --> 00:48:38,498
where we finally could've reached
that fifth game.

797
00:48:42,544 --> 00:48:44,212
By then, I also needed some time off

798
00:48:44,296 --> 00:48:47,674
because I had gone through
a lot of difficult emotions, you know?

799
00:48:47,758 --> 00:48:51,261
I was involved in the Champions League
for so many days.

800
00:48:51,345 --> 00:48:53,013
I faced a lot of pressure.

801
00:48:53,096 --> 00:48:57,100
I wanted to disconnect
and enjoy some free time.

802
00:48:57,184 --> 00:48:59,436
Interview with Jaydy, take one.

803
00:48:59,519 --> 00:49:00,395
RAFA MARQUEZ'S WIFE

804
00:49:00,479 --> 00:49:01,605
Thank you.

805
00:49:01,688 --> 00:49:02,940
Quiet, please.

806
00:49:05,025 --> 00:49:06,568
Well, I'm Jaydy Michel.

807
00:49:06,652 --> 00:49:09,363
Mexican born,
my mom is from the United States,

808
00:49:09,446 --> 00:49:11,573
and I've been living in Spain
for a few years now.

809
00:49:14,826 --> 00:49:17,996
I was living in Madrid.
He was living here in Barcelona,

810
00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:19,665
and it was the moment

811
00:49:19,748 --> 00:49:22,459
when Barça was winning
absolutely everything.

812
00:49:22,542 --> 00:49:23,961
It was all new for me.

813
00:49:24,044 --> 00:49:25,754
He would say,
"We won the Champions League."

814
00:49:25,837 --> 00:49:26,838
And I'd be like…

815
00:49:28,840 --> 00:49:31,343
I mean, I really didn't have any idea

816
00:49:31,426 --> 00:49:34,012
how big it was to win
the Champions League.

817
00:49:35,180 --> 00:49:38,266
Barcelona demands
that you always have to be at a high level

818
00:49:38,350 --> 00:49:39,393
to be able to play

819
00:49:39,476 --> 00:49:42,729
because every year they bring in
the best of the best of the best

820
00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:43,689
to improve the team.

821
00:49:50,278 --> 00:49:53,073
There was a restructuring of the team

822
00:49:53,156 --> 00:49:56,118
where Rijkaard leaves as coach,

823
00:49:56,201 --> 00:49:58,620
and Guardiola arrives
to lead the first team.

824
00:49:58,704 --> 00:50:00,539
I understand the doubts they have.

825
00:50:01,331 --> 00:50:04,167
I feel like after a month or two,

826
00:50:04,251 --> 00:50:08,755
these doubts will diminish, lessen
simply because I feel like I am prepared.

827
00:50:12,009 --> 00:50:14,428
From then on,
he began to talk to each one of us

828
00:50:14,511 --> 00:50:17,931
to find out what we wanted.
He asked me, "What do you wanna do?"

829
00:50:18,765 --> 00:50:20,767
"Do you wanna stay, or do you wanna go?"

830
00:50:21,476 --> 00:50:22,602
I said, "I wanna stay."

831
00:50:22,686 --> 00:50:24,938
"I wanna be here.
I think it's a good opportunity."

832
00:50:25,022 --> 00:50:26,523
But he said to me, "Okay."

833
00:50:27,357 --> 00:50:30,235
"But on one condition.
That you don't go to Madrid anymore."

834
00:50:30,318 --> 00:50:31,987
And I said, "What?!"

835
00:50:32,070 --> 00:50:34,865
MORE THAN A CLUB

836
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,162
"Well, no problem.
I'm not going. That's it."

837
00:50:40,245 --> 00:50:42,247
"Okay, well, I'm counting on you

838
00:50:42,330 --> 00:50:44,416
because I really like
La Volpe's way of playing,

839
00:50:44,499 --> 00:50:45,959
and since you were with him,

840
00:50:46,043 --> 00:50:48,378
I want you to explain it to me
and to the group."

841
00:50:48,462 --> 00:50:50,839
So it was the start
of a good relationship.

842
00:50:52,924 --> 00:50:56,303
It was very difficult
because we hardly saw each other.

843
00:50:56,386 --> 00:50:58,555
And I had to decide that, well,

844
00:50:58,638 --> 00:51:02,017
this relationship with him
is something I would like to experience.

845
00:51:03,769 --> 00:51:07,064
I told her, "Hey, I'm not allowed
to go to Madrid anymore,

846
00:51:07,147 --> 00:51:09,858
so now you're the one
who is gonna have to come here."

847
00:51:09,941 --> 00:51:11,985
And she took it pretty well.

848
00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:13,737
But the thing is, professionally,

849
00:51:13,820 --> 00:51:17,115
making all those…
all those trips was affecting me,

850
00:51:17,199 --> 00:51:19,159
and obviously, physically, it took a toll.

851
00:51:21,536 --> 00:51:22,621
Good evening.

852
00:51:22,704 --> 00:51:25,457
Welcome to one of
the most beautiful stadiums in the world,

853
00:51:25,540 --> 00:51:26,750
the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

854
00:51:27,459 --> 00:51:29,211
Ninety-six thousand people tonight

855
00:51:29,294 --> 00:51:33,173
for what promises to be
an exciting Champions League semifinal.

856
00:51:39,971 --> 00:51:43,350
Last night, Márquez tore
the meniscus in his left knee,

857
00:51:43,433 --> 00:51:45,685
and he will reportedly be out
for two months.

858
00:51:48,105 --> 00:51:50,524
Losing Rafa is the worst news of the day.

859
00:51:51,233 --> 00:51:53,151
He'll be out for the rest of the season.

860
00:51:53,235 --> 00:51:56,154
He's very important for us,
but this will make us stronger.

861
00:51:56,655 --> 00:51:59,991
We had some of our most important games
ahead of us,

862
00:52:00,534 --> 00:52:02,536
and it was a key loss.

863
00:52:02,619 --> 00:52:04,079
When he got injured,

864
00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:07,207
he was miserable,
and we knew in that moment

865
00:52:07,290 --> 00:52:09,668
that he couldn't play the finals.

866
00:52:11,461 --> 00:52:12,712
Also, he's my friend.

867
00:52:14,005 --> 00:52:15,465
BARCELONA
SPANISH CUP CHAMPIONS

868
00:52:15,549 --> 00:52:18,635
You missed the best part,
everything we worked for that entire year.

869
00:52:18,718 --> 00:52:22,472
We got to the cup finals,
the Champions League finals.

870
00:52:22,556 --> 00:52:23,932
The league was almost over.

871
00:52:24,015 --> 00:52:25,058
The 6-2 win…

872
00:52:25,976 --> 00:52:29,437
Yes, those were the best two months,
where everything was getting settled.

873
00:52:29,521 --> 00:52:31,314
-I enjoyed playing so much.
-Yeah.

874
00:52:31,398 --> 00:52:33,316
I really enjoyed what we were doing.

875
00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:36,862
And to miss all of that,
plus the important moments,

876
00:52:36,945 --> 00:52:38,280
it was very sad.

877
00:52:40,073 --> 00:52:41,700
If you're on
a team like Barça,

878
00:52:41,783 --> 00:52:43,368
and you get distracted for a minute,

879
00:52:44,786 --> 00:52:47,038
you miss a couple of matches
or get injured,

880
00:52:47,122 --> 00:52:48,748
when you come back, you've been replaced.

881
00:52:52,919 --> 00:52:56,631
After the injury, the coaching staff's
view of me had changed,

882
00:52:57,132 --> 00:52:58,425
particularly Guardiola's.

883
00:53:00,135 --> 00:53:02,179
He seemed to have forgotten me.

884
00:53:02,262 --> 00:53:04,723
I no longer felt as important as before.

885
00:53:05,974 --> 00:53:09,269
I didn't even go to the bench anymore.
I was sent to the stands.

886
00:53:09,811 --> 00:53:12,647
Do you think there are
a number of players, including yourself,

887
00:53:12,731 --> 00:53:16,234
who need to step it up
in the remaining months of competition

888
00:53:16,318 --> 00:53:17,986
because they're not performing well?

889
00:53:19,738 --> 00:53:23,575
I wanted to ask you if the team
is surprised with Piqué's evolution.

890
00:53:23,658 --> 00:53:27,204
He's gained so much confidence
that he's even playing this afternoon

891
00:53:27,287 --> 00:53:29,289
and has been for these past few days.

892
00:53:30,999 --> 00:53:33,793
He was crystal clear with me.
He told me,

893
00:53:33,877 --> 00:53:36,213
"Hey, there's nothing
I have to reproach you for,

894
00:53:36,296 --> 00:53:39,758
not even in discipline.
You train well. I think you're fine."

895
00:53:39,841 --> 00:53:43,470
"But, well, it comes down to the fact
that I trust someone else."

896
00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:49,059
I think his priorities are other players.

897
00:53:49,142 --> 00:53:51,311
And, well, I'm ambitious, right?

898
00:53:51,394 --> 00:53:52,979
I wanna continue playing,

899
00:53:53,063 --> 00:53:55,273
and maybe I don't wanna be on the bench

900
00:53:55,357 --> 00:53:56,358
or in the stands.

901
00:53:58,443 --> 00:54:00,195
I would like to thank everyone

902
00:54:01,655 --> 00:54:03,365
and say goodbye,

903
00:54:03,448 --> 00:54:06,993
but I'm sure I'll come back here
to Barcelona and to this institution.

904
00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:08,495
Thank you very much.

905
00:54:11,414 --> 00:54:14,000
I don't know if you can say it yet,
if it's appropriate,

906
00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:16,044
but can you tell us where you're going?

907
00:54:18,338 --> 00:54:21,758
NEW YORK
2010

908
00:54:34,312 --> 00:54:37,565
I preferred to leave
and maybe lower the intensity a little bit

909
00:54:37,649 --> 00:54:39,401
and play in a more peaceful place

910
00:54:39,484 --> 00:54:41,987
after having spent
seven years in Barcelona.

911
00:54:43,863 --> 00:54:45,865
He was already
in a stage of his career

912
00:54:45,949 --> 00:54:50,662
where he could make decisions that were
more about money than the sport itself.

913
00:54:53,707 --> 00:54:57,335
I didn't imagine that taking it easy,
with my competitive mentality,

914
00:54:57,419 --> 00:54:59,421
would lead to being so frustrated.

915
00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:03,675
I didn't go to training sessions
feeling happy.

916
00:55:03,758 --> 00:55:06,845
I would get frustrated,
angry, and I'd leave angry.

917
00:55:09,264 --> 00:55:12,142
Also, I wasn't very well liked
in the United States.

918
00:55:12,225 --> 00:55:14,144
Everywhere I went, I was obviously hated

919
00:55:14,227 --> 00:55:17,772
because I was
the captain of the Mexican national team.

920
00:55:23,528 --> 00:55:26,906
And he spent a long time
thinking about what to do.

921
00:55:28,742 --> 00:55:30,160
At the end of the day,

922
00:55:30,243 --> 00:55:33,830
I think Rafa's adventure
with the New York Red Bulls

923
00:55:33,913 --> 00:55:35,582
was more pitiful than glorious.

924
00:55:38,752 --> 00:55:42,505
It was the wrong decision,
to go to the MLS instead of Juventus,

925
00:55:43,089 --> 00:55:46,551
That would have been a different story,
but it made me realize

926
00:55:46,634 --> 00:55:50,180
that I still had the chance
to compete at a high level.

927
00:56:00,148 --> 00:56:03,818
When we arrived at León,
it was a big change for him.

928
00:56:03,902 --> 00:56:06,696
Even the facilities
weren't what he was used to,

929
00:56:06,780 --> 00:56:10,742
but I think that this made him
show his character again.

930
00:56:10,825 --> 00:56:12,077
Be a leader,

931
00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:14,954
be strong, and prove
that he wanted to win.

932
00:56:21,211 --> 00:56:24,839
Mexican fans were happy
to see Rafa on the field.

933
00:56:25,423 --> 00:56:26,966
It was a luxury to see him

934
00:56:27,550 --> 00:56:30,553
and a tribute to his great career.

935
00:56:33,264 --> 00:56:34,641
Rafa Márquez is,

936
00:56:34,724 --> 00:56:38,520
for the first time in his career,
in his life,

937
00:56:38,603 --> 00:56:40,814
a champion in Mexican soccer.

938
00:56:41,231 --> 00:56:45,735
León are the champions of Mexican soccer!

939
00:56:45,819 --> 00:56:48,613
LEÓN ARE MX LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
OPENING TOURNAMENT 2013

940
00:56:50,365 --> 00:56:52,367
He was a champion
in France with Monaco.

941
00:56:52,867 --> 00:56:55,328
He was a multi-champion with Barcelona

942
00:56:55,995 --> 00:56:57,664
and returned to Mexican soccer

943
00:56:58,873 --> 00:57:00,792
to become a champion with León.

944
00:57:01,584 --> 00:57:04,546
One, two, three.

945
00:57:06,840 --> 00:57:09,175
Winning that two-time championship
with León,

946
00:57:09,259 --> 00:57:12,470
it honestly helped me enjoy soccer again
and obviously reaffirmed

947
00:57:12,554 --> 00:57:14,931
that I was still able
to accomplish important things.

948
00:57:17,016 --> 00:57:19,352
But I'd made another big vow to myself.

949
00:57:20,520 --> 00:57:23,314
To make history
with the national team in a World Cup

950
00:57:23,398 --> 00:57:25,650
and to advance beyond the round of 16.

951
00:57:27,152 --> 00:57:29,070
FIFA WORLD CUP
BRAZIL 2014

952
00:57:32,365 --> 00:57:35,243
Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

953
00:57:37,328 --> 00:57:39,581
Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

954
00:57:48,506 --> 00:57:50,133
It was a very good team.

955
00:57:50,216 --> 00:57:53,678
The caliber of the players was such
that we could perform at a high level.

956
00:58:03,897 --> 00:58:06,816
There's nothing more to talk about.
We've already done the work.

957
00:58:06,900 --> 00:58:08,443
Now we have to put it all out there.

958
00:58:08,526 --> 00:58:11,488
The companionship, the sacrifice,
the effort, the grit.

959
00:58:11,571 --> 00:58:14,032
We have to go balls to the wall
from now on. Let's go!

960
00:58:15,325 --> 00:58:17,535
All right!

961
00:58:17,619 --> 00:58:20,371
-All together!
-May God protect us.

962
00:58:20,455 --> 00:58:23,958
-Let's do it!
-One, two, three, Mexico, ra-ra-ra!

963
00:58:27,086 --> 00:58:28,338
We believed in ourselves,

964
00:58:28,421 --> 00:58:31,966
because playing against Brazil
in front of their fans

965
00:58:32,050 --> 00:58:35,386
and getting that draw,
it gave us a lot of confidence,

966
00:58:35,887 --> 00:58:38,640
and obviously we got even more
after beating Croatia.

967
00:58:44,521 --> 00:58:46,397
MEXICO - CROATIA

968
00:58:48,691 --> 00:58:50,693
When he scored that goal, he turned around

969
00:58:50,777 --> 00:58:52,612
and went to celebrate where we were.

970
00:58:52,695 --> 00:58:55,323
He celebrated doing this,
looking up and doing like this.

971
00:58:58,952 --> 00:59:00,787
And I said, "That's for me."

972
00:59:00,870 --> 00:59:03,581
Next, the Netherlands.
Play hard against the Netherlands.

973
00:59:03,665 --> 00:59:05,542
The way Mexico's playing,
we're gonna beat them.

974
00:59:05,625 --> 00:59:08,002
I'm happy.
We're going to Fortaleza. Kisses!

975
00:59:08,086 --> 00:59:09,712
We're gonna win in Fortaleza.

976
00:59:19,639 --> 00:59:26,479
Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!
Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

977
00:59:27,522 --> 00:59:29,190
When I knew
we were playing the Netherlands,

978
00:59:29,274 --> 00:59:31,484
I thought, "They're a difficult opponent."

979
00:59:31,568 --> 00:59:35,154
"But I think it'll be one of those matches
where Mexico can gain confidence."

980
00:59:35,238 --> 00:59:37,865
"We can play a good game,
and it'll be a surprise."

981
00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:43,079
I saw he had a good attitude,
and I knew he wanted to be there.

982
00:59:43,162 --> 00:59:44,455
And since he was the captain,

983
00:59:44,539 --> 00:59:48,084
he had the responsibility
to encourage and inspire the others.

984
00:59:48,167 --> 00:59:51,337
So if he wasn't in that headspace,
if he didn't feel it,

985
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.

986
00:59:57,719 --> 01:00:00,597
Today is the day
where we either advance to the next round

987
01:00:00,680 --> 01:00:02,348
or fall out like usual.

988
01:00:02,432 --> 01:00:04,309
I don't know about you, but I want more.

989
01:00:04,392 --> 01:00:05,768
Today, we go for more.

990
01:00:05,852 --> 01:00:09,022
We have to be different.
We have to be winners, victors, guys.

991
01:00:09,105 --> 01:00:11,899
Let's go all out. You ready?

992
01:00:14,193 --> 01:00:17,947
ROUND OF 16
MEXICO VS NETHERLANDS

993
01:00:19,866 --> 01:00:21,242
This time, it's our turn.

994
01:00:21,326 --> 01:00:24,287
This time, we are…
we're closer to what we all want,

995
01:00:24,370 --> 01:00:27,832
which is to get past the fifth game.
We were very confident.

996
01:00:32,503 --> 01:00:34,881
MEXICO - NETHERLANDS

997
01:00:41,220 --> 01:00:43,890
But then we lower
the level of concentration,

998
01:00:43,973 --> 01:00:47,101
the level of effort.
We thought it was a done deal.

999
01:00:47,185 --> 01:00:49,646
And also the opponent woke up
a little bit.

1000
01:00:53,566 --> 01:00:54,901
Then they tied the game,

1001
01:00:54,984 --> 01:00:57,570
and that was
when the doubts began to resurface.

1002
01:00:58,154 --> 01:01:01,908
And then that thought creeps back up
that we could be in the same situation,

1003
01:01:01,991 --> 01:01:03,826
that it's gonna happen again.

1004
01:01:04,911 --> 01:01:07,538
And, well,
we all know that story.

1005
01:01:14,879 --> 01:01:16,756
The referee decided that I touched Robben.

1006
01:01:20,259 --> 01:01:24,180
But we all know about the drama
he made out of that light touch

1007
01:01:24,263 --> 01:01:25,765
that ended up being a penalty.

1008
01:01:27,016 --> 01:01:28,101
In my eyes,

1009
01:01:29,185 --> 01:01:30,978
that was not a penalty.

1010
01:01:31,062 --> 01:01:34,565
"Oh no," I said.
"No, that's not a penalty, you bastard."

1011
01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:43,032
♪ It was 2014 ♪

1012
01:01:43,783 --> 01:01:45,868
♪ June the 29th ♪

1013
01:01:45,952 --> 01:01:48,121
♪ The great Brazilian sun ♪

1014
01:01:48,204 --> 01:01:50,790
♪ Their faces were like snow ♪

1015
01:01:50,873 --> 01:01:52,709
♪ Blessed national team ♪

1016
01:01:53,251 --> 01:01:55,461
♪ It couldn't be true ♪

1017
01:01:55,545 --> 01:01:57,880
♪ Piojo was leading them ♪

1018
01:01:57,964 --> 01:02:00,133
♪ Straight to the final ♪

1019
01:02:00,216 --> 01:02:02,927
-It's not a penalty.
-It wasn't a penalty.

1020
01:02:03,010 --> 01:02:05,179
-It wasn't a penalty.
-Just wasn't a penalty.

1021
01:02:05,263 --> 01:02:09,392
It wasn't a penalty!
It wasn't! It wasn't a penalty!

1022
01:02:09,475 --> 01:02:10,935
That shit was not a penalty!

1023
01:02:11,018 --> 01:02:13,563
♪ The audience joined ♪

1024
01:02:13,646 --> 01:02:15,940
♪ In this ovation ♪

1025
01:02:20,278 --> 01:02:24,824
♪ Damn Dutch
They took us out of the World Cup ♪

1026
01:02:24,907 --> 01:02:30,163
♪ With their feigned penalties
And natural malice ♪

1027
01:02:30,246 --> 01:02:32,290
♪ Robben is a great actor ♪

1028
01:02:32,373 --> 01:02:34,125
♪ The referee is blind ♪

1029
01:02:34,834 --> 01:02:39,505
♪ Our great feats
Were annulled by a creep ♪

1030
01:02:40,715 --> 01:02:43,593
Just a reminder, it was not a penalty.

1031
01:02:47,221 --> 01:02:49,599
MEXICO LETS THEMSELVES BE "ROBBEN"

1032
01:02:49,682 --> 01:02:51,976
He's had several moments that were…

1033
01:02:53,019 --> 01:02:54,061
…pivotal, right?

1034
01:02:54,145 --> 01:02:56,898
All the important players
are in the thick of it.

1035
01:02:58,649 --> 01:02:59,901
That's where they belong.

1036
01:03:02,987 --> 01:03:03,988
At some point,

1037
01:03:04,071 --> 01:03:07,533
he thought that it might be
his last… his last World Cup,

1038
01:03:07,617 --> 01:03:09,535
and if that was his best shot,

1039
01:03:10,453 --> 01:03:12,705
it would be very sad
for it to end like that.

1040
01:03:13,289 --> 01:03:15,333
But life has other plans.

1041
01:03:15,416 --> 01:03:18,377
I truly believe
that when you do things right,

1042
01:03:18,461 --> 01:03:20,004
put your heart into it,

1043
01:03:20,087 --> 01:03:21,672
and you do your best,

1044
01:03:21,756 --> 01:03:23,466
you can surprise yourself.

1045
01:03:32,558 --> 01:03:35,937
Maybe most people know me
as Rafa Márquez, the player,

1046
01:03:36,020 --> 01:03:38,856
who looks serious,
who's always the captain,

1047
01:03:38,940 --> 01:03:43,027
who sets the example, who directs,
who leads and scolds.

1048
01:03:43,945 --> 01:03:45,780
But I'm really a different person.

1049
01:03:47,532 --> 01:03:50,076
I'm fun. I'm cheerful. I'm friendly.

1050
01:03:52,370 --> 01:03:54,747
I can tell jokes. I'm totally different.

1051
01:03:55,998 --> 01:03:57,416
Tell me a joke.

1052
01:03:59,961 --> 01:04:03,381
Uh, no, well, I have to bring
my cheat sheet to look for one.

1053
01:04:05,258 --> 01:04:09,262
We are about to surprise the children
of the Rafa Márquez Foundation,

1054
01:04:10,304 --> 01:04:11,931
with me dressed as Batman!

1055
01:04:12,807 --> 01:04:15,518
-That's Rafa Márquez.
-I'm dedicated to defending the world.

1056
01:04:15,601 --> 01:04:17,311
-Yeah.
-He's not Batman.

1057
01:04:17,395 --> 01:04:20,064
To save those most in need.

1058
01:04:20,147 --> 01:04:21,232
Save Atlas.

1059
01:04:24,235 --> 01:04:25,528
That's very difficult.

1060
01:04:27,613 --> 01:04:28,990
-Guys, is it good?
-Yes!

1061
01:04:29,782 --> 01:04:30,992
Walking here with the family.

1062
01:04:31,075 --> 01:04:33,077
The three of you back there.

1063
01:04:33,160 --> 01:04:34,161
Give it to me.

1064
01:04:37,373 --> 01:04:39,292
We went on a trip
to Tlaquepaque.

1065
01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:42,587
Tlaquepaque means a lot
because that's where my father's from.

1066
01:04:44,046 --> 01:04:46,883
I spent a lot of happy moments
of my childhood there,

1067
01:04:46,966 --> 01:04:50,261
and I wanted my family,
my children, to know about it.

1068
01:04:51,178 --> 01:04:52,555
Coincidentally,

1069
01:04:52,638 --> 01:04:57,143
it was one day before
the terrible news broke.

1070
01:05:02,064 --> 01:05:06,736
AUGUST 9

1071
01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:10,031
I had a subpoena
from the prosecutor's office.

1072
01:05:10,114 --> 01:05:12,992
My lawyer said,
"Hey, they called me from Mexico City

1073
01:05:13,075 --> 01:05:15,411
because the attorney general
needs to talk to you."

1074
01:05:15,995 --> 01:05:16,913
"You have to go."

1075
01:05:20,041 --> 01:05:21,626
I said, "But what is this about?"

1076
01:05:21,709 --> 01:05:24,629
And he said,
"It's something I can't tell you,

1077
01:05:24,712 --> 01:05:26,339
but I advise you to go."

1078
01:05:26,422 --> 01:05:29,258
Wednesday, August 9, 2017.

1079
01:05:29,759 --> 01:05:33,596
We may not remember the date,
but we will remember the day.

1080
01:05:33,679 --> 01:05:34,764
It's sad to say,

1081
01:05:35,264 --> 01:05:39,936
but today is the day the US government
indicted two Mexican idols,

1082
01:05:40,019 --> 01:05:42,438
two popular Mexican idols,

1083
01:05:42,521 --> 01:05:45,107
one in sports and one in music,

1084
01:05:45,858 --> 01:05:48,611
both accused by the US Treasury Department

1085
01:05:48,694 --> 01:05:52,281
of serving as frontmen for a drug cartel.

1086
01:05:53,115 --> 01:05:56,369
We suddenly started reading tweets
from the US media

1087
01:05:56,452 --> 01:06:00,122
saying there was a very important person
on the OFAC list,

1088
01:06:00,206 --> 01:06:03,459
which is basically a blacklist
that the US government has

1089
01:06:03,542 --> 01:06:05,878
for designating individuals
who are terrorists

1090
01:06:05,962 --> 01:06:07,964
and people who are linked
to drug trafficking.

1091
01:06:08,047 --> 01:06:10,758
Raúl Flores, also known as "El Tio,"

1092
01:06:10,841 --> 01:06:13,928
was able to fly under the radar
for a long time,

1093
01:06:14,011 --> 01:06:17,264
until three weeks ago
when he was arrested in Jalisco.

1094
01:06:17,348 --> 01:06:19,308
The DEA
and the Treasury Department

1095
01:06:19,392 --> 01:06:22,395
have identified 64-year-old Raúl Flores

1096
01:06:22,478 --> 01:06:24,897
as the leader
of the Los Flores criminal group.

1097
01:06:24,981 --> 01:06:27,900
He is charged with drug trafficking
and money laundering.

1098
01:06:29,568 --> 01:06:30,987
RAFA MÁRQUEZ'S LAWYER

1099
01:06:31,070 --> 01:06:33,572
My dad and I received
a call from Rafa

1100
01:06:33,656 --> 01:06:35,533
asking us to come and see him,

1101
01:06:35,616 --> 01:06:37,785
to… meet someplace

1102
01:06:37,868 --> 01:06:40,329
and talk about this issue
that was very new,

1103
01:06:40,413 --> 01:06:42,164
that was just beginning to come to light.

1104
01:06:44,792 --> 01:06:46,168
In the investigation file,

1105
01:06:46,252 --> 01:06:49,588
there was a map
with all the people involved in the case.

1106
01:06:49,672 --> 01:06:52,633
Anyone who had any kind of association

1107
01:06:52,717 --> 01:06:54,468
or link to this individual

1108
01:06:55,678 --> 01:06:56,887
would be investigated.

1109
01:06:58,764 --> 01:07:00,141
It was a hard blow…

1110
01:07:00,224 --> 01:07:01,183
ACTED FOR RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ

1111
01:07:01,267 --> 01:07:05,312
…to his image, his persona.
The news was exaggerated, sensationalized.

1112
01:07:05,396 --> 01:07:08,149
"Rafa Márquez linked to drug money."

1113
01:07:08,232 --> 01:07:12,194
Rafa Márquez and Julión
seem to be in serious trouble.

1114
01:07:12,278 --> 01:07:15,156
It can become a matter of jail time
in both jurisdictions,

1115
01:07:15,239 --> 01:07:16,949
both in the US and in Mexico.

1116
01:07:17,533 --> 01:07:20,494
Inclusion on the list means,
at least momentarily,

1117
01:07:20,578 --> 01:07:21,787
his financial death.

1118
01:07:22,496 --> 01:07:23,873
We were going to defend him,

1119
01:07:23,956 --> 01:07:26,834
but he would have to suit up.
This would be the game of his life.

1120
01:07:29,128 --> 01:07:30,629
The Prosport & Health Clinic

1121
01:07:30,713 --> 01:07:34,425
is one of the companies reported
by the United States Treasury Department

1122
01:07:34,508 --> 01:07:39,013
for its alleged relationship with members
of Raúl Flores's criminal group.

1123
01:07:39,096 --> 01:07:41,599
This clinic,
in Guadalajara's Minerva neighborhood,

1124
01:07:41,682 --> 01:07:43,809
has been operating for three years.

1125
01:07:43,893 --> 01:07:47,396
Its owners are soccer player
Rafael Márquez and Luis Fossati,

1126
01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:49,940
a former doctor for Chivas in Guadalajara.

1127
01:07:50,024 --> 01:07:53,402
The news came out on August 8, 2017.

1128
01:07:53,986 --> 01:07:57,448
And on August 9,
half the patients stopped coming.

1129
01:07:58,032 --> 01:08:00,951
I had gone to practice that day,
but Rafa didn't come.

1130
01:08:01,035 --> 01:08:03,454
I left him some messages.
"What happened? Where are you?"

1131
01:08:03,537 --> 01:08:05,206
But he was already incommunicado.

1132
01:08:10,169 --> 01:08:12,797
So today,
several media outlets pointed out

1133
01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:18,052
that I am the subject of an investigation
by the United States Treasury Department,

1134
01:08:18,636 --> 01:08:23,724
and I categorically deny any type
of relationship with said organization

1135
01:08:23,808 --> 01:08:27,228
and with the facts referred to
in the various journalistic articles.

1136
01:08:27,311 --> 01:08:29,897
It was something that…
that had to be cleaned up,

1137
01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:31,649
and it had to be explained to the public

1138
01:08:31,732 --> 01:08:34,401
that not everyone
who is accused is guilty.

1139
01:08:35,152 --> 01:08:38,114
Mexican society is
consumed by drug trafficking.

1140
01:08:38,197 --> 01:08:40,199
Society lives with it.

1141
01:08:40,282 --> 01:08:41,909
It's part of the culture.

1142
01:08:41,992 --> 01:08:44,578
That said, drug traffickers have
a myriad of ways

1143
01:08:44,662 --> 01:08:49,375
to reach places, events,
agencies, and, of course, uh, businesses.

1144
01:08:53,671 --> 01:08:57,466
In Guadalajaran society,
you never know who you're tied to.

1145
01:08:58,342 --> 01:09:01,178
You never really know
who people are friends with.

1146
01:09:01,720 --> 01:09:04,640
Some look like businessmen
or entrepreneurs,

1147
01:09:05,432 --> 01:09:09,270
some of them are "friends of"
or rub shoulders with high society

1148
01:09:09,353 --> 01:09:11,438
or the government and…

1149
01:09:11,522 --> 01:09:14,775
In what context
did you meet, uh, Raúl Flores?

1150
01:09:15,568 --> 01:09:17,570
No, well, yeah, as a friend.

1151
01:09:18,237 --> 01:09:22,408
As a friend. He was part of the group
I hung out with in Guadalajara.

1152
01:09:22,491 --> 01:09:25,119
So you're talking about
Raul Flores Jr.

1153
01:09:25,995 --> 01:09:27,705
-Right?
-Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1154
01:09:27,788 --> 01:09:29,665
-You were linked to--
-His father.

1155
01:09:29,748 --> 01:09:31,083
-Yeah. Why?
-Exactly.

1156
01:09:32,251 --> 01:09:35,462
Because he was the boss, the center of…

1157
01:09:35,546 --> 01:09:37,506
…of that investigation.

1158
01:09:38,591 --> 01:09:42,803
Everything came out
because… I purchased a property.

1159
01:09:43,304 --> 01:09:45,389
-Which one?
-A plot of land.

1160
01:09:45,890 --> 01:09:48,517
-In Guadalajara?
-Yes, in Guadalajara.

1161
01:09:49,310 --> 01:09:52,855
Many properties,
especially in the new area of Guadalajara,

1162
01:09:52,938 --> 01:09:56,066
belonged to… a certain public figure.

1163
01:09:56,150 --> 01:09:59,403
-What public figure?
-Uh, Caro Quintero.

1164
01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:04,200
It seemed like a good opportunity
to buy some land,

1165
01:10:05,451 --> 01:10:08,287
and unfortunately,
it belonged to this person.

1166
01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:12,499
That media storm

1167
01:10:13,375 --> 01:10:15,461
raised a lot of doubts

1168
01:10:16,086 --> 01:10:19,215
about whether his legacy
would remain intact.

1169
01:10:19,298 --> 01:10:23,177
Today, the Mexican Football Federation
and Liga MX

1170
01:10:23,260 --> 01:10:26,889
recognized Rafa Márquez's career
and confirmed that they trust

1171
01:10:26,972 --> 01:10:30,309
that the player will clarify the situation
with the authorities,

1172
01:10:30,392 --> 01:10:32,853
and they said he has their full support.

1173
01:10:32,937 --> 01:10:35,689
After today, I don't think
Rafa Márquez will ever be

1174
01:10:35,773 --> 01:10:38,192
the captain
of the Mexican national team again.

1175
01:10:38,275 --> 01:10:39,485
It's very complicated.

1176
01:10:39,568 --> 01:10:43,322
Regardless, he was more of a presence
in the dressing room than on the field.

1177
01:10:44,615 --> 01:10:45,824
The federation…

1178
01:10:45,908 --> 01:10:49,411
so, you see, the federation,
at the end of the day, it is…

1179
01:10:49,495 --> 01:10:51,247
it's a private institution.

1180
01:10:51,330 --> 01:10:53,749
It's like its own private society,

1181
01:10:53,832 --> 01:10:57,544
with economic interests
that it could not survive without.

1182
01:10:58,128 --> 01:11:01,924
And you find yourself in the dilemma
between supporting a player,

1183
01:11:02,007 --> 01:11:06,178
even if you want to support him,
you can't because of the sponsors.

1184
01:11:07,137 --> 01:11:09,014
SPONSORS BACK AWAY FROM MÁRQUEZ
BRANDS WITHDRAW

1185
01:11:09,098 --> 01:11:11,392
He was still
an active soccer player back then,

1186
01:11:11,475 --> 01:11:15,271
so his contracts were canceled
with sponsors like Nike and Gillette,

1187
01:11:15,354 --> 01:11:19,483
which, of course, were important resources
for a player of his stature,

1188
01:11:19,566 --> 01:11:23,320
and this blow was
absolutely devastating for his image.

1189
01:11:24,571 --> 01:11:26,991
First, you're a hero
and then, out of the blue,

1190
01:11:27,074 --> 01:11:29,285
you're labeled
as the worst kind of criminal.

1191
01:11:29,785 --> 01:11:32,329
And the weight of it hits you.

1192
01:11:36,125 --> 01:11:39,086
Those were dark
and unjust times.

1193
01:11:39,628 --> 01:11:43,507
I think… I didn't leave the house
for about a month,

1194
01:11:44,133 --> 01:11:47,386
And that's when the mind
starts to play tricks on you.

1195
01:11:48,178 --> 01:11:51,181
You think, "What if this happens?
What if that happens?"

1196
01:11:51,265 --> 01:11:53,517
"What are they thinking?
What are they saying?"

1197
01:11:53,600 --> 01:11:56,854
Sometimes, I secretly locked myself
in the bathroom to cry.

1198
01:12:05,070 --> 01:12:08,657
And I think it's normal, isn't it?
I mean, to feel that way,

1199
01:12:09,408 --> 01:12:12,411
because you… don't know
what's gonna happen.

1200
01:12:12,494 --> 01:12:14,288
He lost so much.

1201
01:12:14,371 --> 01:12:17,333
He lost friendships. He lost everything.

1202
01:12:19,585 --> 01:12:21,462
Hi.

1203
01:12:28,802 --> 01:12:32,556
Thank God for Leonardo,
who had just been born.

1204
01:12:32,639 --> 01:12:33,599
He…

1205
01:12:34,850 --> 01:12:37,144
he was the one who gave us joy at home,

1206
01:12:37,227 --> 01:12:39,563
the one who motivated us.

1207
01:12:39,646 --> 01:12:41,190
He motivated me to keep going.

1208
01:12:47,029 --> 01:12:48,864
What's Daddy doing, honey?

1209
01:12:56,330 --> 01:12:57,623
Who is it?

1210
01:12:59,708 --> 01:13:01,377
Bravo!

1211
01:13:01,919 --> 01:13:03,045
Good!

1212
01:13:03,712 --> 01:13:06,382
Until, one day,
I told my wife, "You know what?"

1213
01:13:07,341 --> 01:13:09,718
"We don't have to stay at home.
We have to go out."

1214
01:13:09,802 --> 01:13:12,137
"In fact, let's go to dinner right now."

1215
01:13:13,889 --> 01:13:17,726
And we went to dinner
at my favorite restaurant in Guadalajara.

1216
01:13:18,852 --> 01:13:21,772
And obviously the people
immediately started to turn around

1217
01:13:21,855 --> 01:13:23,941
and stare at us while we were just trying

1218
01:13:24,983 --> 01:13:26,026
to have a nice time,

1219
01:13:26,110 --> 01:13:27,486
just trying to…

1220
01:13:28,612 --> 01:13:31,031
to eat some delicious food like normal.

1221
01:13:31,532 --> 01:13:34,952
And… when it came time to pay the bill…

1222
01:13:37,704 --> 01:13:39,748
he says, "No, you have nothing to pay."

1223
01:13:40,249 --> 01:13:42,709
"The man at that table
already paid for it."

1224
01:13:43,293 --> 01:13:45,087
And then a man at another table…

1225
01:13:52,594 --> 01:13:56,807
A man at another table
invited us to have some drinks.

1226
01:13:57,850 --> 01:13:58,934
And finally

1227
01:14:00,561 --> 01:14:01,895
the restaurant's owner said,

1228
01:14:01,979 --> 01:14:04,189
"This is your house.
You're always welcome."

1229
01:14:04,898 --> 01:14:07,359
"Whatever happens, this is your home,

1230
01:14:07,901 --> 01:14:09,278
and you won't pay a penny."

1231
01:14:12,781 --> 01:14:14,032
And all this…

1232
01:14:15,033 --> 01:14:18,537
…makes me emotional,
because in the end, people believe in you.

1233
01:14:18,620 --> 01:14:20,205
In the end, everything you did,

1234
01:14:20,289 --> 01:14:22,374
everything you worked for, all the effort

1235
01:14:23,750 --> 01:14:26,628
was worth it because people trusted that…

1236
01:14:27,713 --> 01:14:30,215
that despite all the talk,

1237
01:14:32,092 --> 01:14:34,428
they knew I was not guilty
of those charges.

1238
01:14:35,053 --> 01:14:36,513
I think that,

1239
01:14:37,264 --> 01:14:38,140
um…

1240
01:14:40,976 --> 01:14:42,644
…you have to move on.

1241
01:14:42,728 --> 01:14:44,813
You know that it's not gonna last forever.

1242
01:14:44,897 --> 01:14:48,317
And I always knew, deep down inside,
this was gonna pass.

1243
01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,319
The World Cup was approaching.

1244
01:14:51,862 --> 01:14:54,281
Márquez was still the leader of that team.

1245
01:14:54,907 --> 01:14:57,743
He was still
coach Juan Carlos Osorio's right-hand man.

1246
01:14:57,826 --> 01:15:00,704
We didn't know
whether he was going to play soccer again

1247
01:15:00,787 --> 01:15:04,458
or if our captain was going to retire
just like that,

1248
01:15:05,209 --> 01:15:06,335
through the back door.

1249
01:15:08,253 --> 01:15:11,465
We all knew
that Márquez… deserved the chance

1250
01:15:11,548 --> 01:15:13,175
to play in a fifth World Cup.

1251
01:15:13,258 --> 01:15:15,761
I wanted to ask you
about the case of Rafa Márquez.

1252
01:15:15,844 --> 01:15:17,596
Throughout this season,
there was speculation

1253
01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:21,725
that Rafa might reach his fifth World Cup.
Did you talk to him during the week?

1254
01:15:21,808 --> 01:15:23,727
He's clearly expressed interest

1255
01:15:23,810 --> 01:15:28,690
and… a desire to contribute
to the national team.

1256
01:15:30,108 --> 01:15:33,195
We believe and hope
that, as with everyone,

1257
01:15:33,820 --> 01:15:36,156
the decision will be based
on what he can contribute

1258
01:15:36,240 --> 01:15:37,491
to the team on the field.

1259
01:15:38,575 --> 01:15:39,785
Eight midfielders.

1260
01:15:41,411 --> 01:15:42,663
Jesús Molina,

1261
01:15:43,747 --> 01:15:45,249
Rafael Márquez,

1262
01:15:45,874 --> 01:15:46,833
Andrés Guardado…

1263
01:15:46,917 --> 01:15:49,586
-We're on the list. Let's go!
-Erick Gutiérrez.

1264
01:15:54,633 --> 01:15:57,761
FIFA WORLD CUP
RUSSIA 2018

1265
01:16:10,732 --> 01:16:13,527
I knew that, at some point,
everything was gonna be solved,

1266
01:16:13,610 --> 01:16:16,363
and I could retire
after playing one last World Cup.

1267
01:16:17,072 --> 01:16:18,490
I never laundered money.

1268
01:16:18,574 --> 01:16:20,659
I never had
any relationship with the narco.

1269
01:16:21,159 --> 01:16:22,536
I had to prove it,

1270
01:16:22,619 --> 01:16:25,664
document after document, peso by peso,

1271
01:16:26,248 --> 01:16:28,333
where the money was sent,
how the money arrived,

1272
01:16:28,417 --> 01:16:30,043
where it came from, where it went.

1273
01:16:31,044 --> 01:16:33,964
And at the end of the day,
their office simply gave me a letter

1274
01:16:34,047 --> 01:16:38,927
saying that the investigation was over,
so I'm free of all charges.

1275
01:16:39,678 --> 01:16:42,639
And it was clear
that I never did anything wrong.

1276
01:16:44,433 --> 01:16:48,020
The Financial Intelligence Unit
of the Ministry of Finance

1277
01:16:48,604 --> 01:16:51,523
has just officially removed
soccer player Rafael Márquez

1278
01:16:51,607 --> 01:16:53,108
from its blacklist.

1279
01:16:54,443 --> 01:16:57,863
In September 2021,
right at the end of the pandemic,

1280
01:16:57,946 --> 01:17:02,409
we learned, only because of
a simple update of the OFAC page,

1281
01:17:02,492 --> 01:17:05,662
that his name
had already been removed from this list.

1282
01:17:05,746 --> 01:17:08,749
But that didn't generate
the same commotion,

1283
01:17:08,832 --> 01:17:12,753
the same media attention
that it had received at the beginning.

1284
01:17:13,670 --> 01:17:18,050
Good news doesn't make as much noise
as bad news, does it?

1285
01:17:24,431 --> 01:17:27,225
♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé… ♪

1286
01:17:27,309 --> 01:17:33,440
I was able to say goodbye
to my beloved club at Jalisco Stadium.

1287
01:17:33,523 --> 01:17:36,943
♪ Márquez, Márquez ♪

1288
01:17:37,027 --> 01:17:38,904
♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé… ♪

1289
01:17:38,987 --> 01:17:44,034
Mexican soccer now pays tribute
to one of its greatest artists,

1290
01:17:44,117 --> 01:17:48,121
not only in the history of the Zorros,
but in the history of Mexican soccer.

1291
01:17:53,669 --> 01:17:56,171
Rather than seeing it
as a bleak situation,

1292
01:17:56,254 --> 01:17:58,090
it should be seen as…

1293
01:17:58,173 --> 01:18:00,967
as a great learning experience
and a great life lesson.

1294
01:18:10,060 --> 01:18:12,187
The best advice
my father ever gave me

1295
01:18:12,270 --> 01:18:16,233
was to never do things halfway.
If you do something, do it right.

1296
01:18:17,776 --> 01:18:19,111
And now, as a coach,

1297
01:18:19,611 --> 01:18:21,905
I try to convince my players, day by day,

1298
01:18:22,781 --> 01:18:26,493
to give their best effort,
to offer the best version of themselves,

1299
01:18:27,452 --> 01:18:30,122
to take advantage of the opportunities

1300
01:18:30,205 --> 01:18:31,915
with great professionalism,

1301
01:18:32,416 --> 01:18:35,252
with discipline, effort, and sacrifice.

1302
01:18:35,836 --> 01:18:38,463
For me, that is simply called "attitude."

1303
01:18:40,924 --> 01:18:43,260
I can treat everyone well.

1304
01:18:43,927 --> 01:18:45,470
I can be quiet in a corner.

1305
01:18:47,723 --> 01:18:51,143
I may not come across as violent
or a giant with the ball,

1306
01:18:51,852 --> 01:18:54,354
but when I go out on the field, I win.

1307
01:18:54,980 --> 01:18:57,023
And when I don't win, I win.

1308
01:18:58,108 --> 01:19:00,777
And even when I lose, I win.

1309
01:19:01,486 --> 01:19:05,532
He's one of the best players
that soccer has ever produced.

1310
01:19:05,615 --> 01:19:08,201
He's been a leader all his life.

1311
01:19:08,285 --> 01:19:11,580
He's more than a teammate,
a brother, as we like to call each other.

1312
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:15,667
-Rafa is greatness. Rafa is greatness.
-Rafa, over here!

1313
01:19:15,751 --> 01:19:18,253
Whatever he does,
he'll do it well and do it big.

1314
01:19:19,004 --> 01:19:22,257
A message
that I'm sure Rafa, similar to myself,

1315
01:19:22,340 --> 01:19:24,009
has always wanted to pass on

1316
01:19:25,260 --> 01:19:27,220
is that Mexicans must work as a team,

1317
01:19:28,013 --> 01:19:31,808
because we've shown
that we have skills, talent,

1318
01:19:32,642 --> 01:19:35,312
and we can be as good or even better

1319
01:19:36,354 --> 01:19:38,106
than the best players in the world.

1320
01:19:38,732 --> 01:19:41,318
And Rafa, of course, he's one of those.

1321
01:19:41,777 --> 01:19:43,612
Okay, now change direction.

1322
01:19:44,112 --> 01:19:45,906
That's it. Let him see it. Let him see it.

1323
01:19:46,615 --> 01:19:47,616
The will,

1324
01:19:48,533 --> 01:19:51,161
the determination, the conviction,

1325
01:19:53,246 --> 01:19:54,122
the leadership.

1326
01:19:54,956 --> 01:19:56,208
So when he speaks,

1327
01:19:57,250 --> 01:19:58,543
everyone listens.

1328
01:20:00,003 --> 01:20:01,171
His name is Captain.

1329
01:20:02,714 --> 01:20:04,216
-Rafa Márquez.
-Bravo!

1330
01:20:04,299 --> 01:20:07,135
Wow. Thank you so much.

1331
01:20:09,763 --> 01:20:13,517
-Any final thoughts?
-I'm gonna tell you a joke to end it.

1332
01:20:16,478 --> 01:20:20,774
Do you know how a rancher
calls for his daughter or hija?

1333
01:20:21,441 --> 01:20:23,401
How?

1334
01:20:23,485 --> 01:20:24,736
Yee-ha! Let's go!

1335
01:20:35,914 --> 01:20:38,542
How do you see Rafa today?
What will he end up doing?

1336
01:20:40,126 --> 01:20:43,797
I believe he's predestined
to be the coach for Mexico, hopefully.

1337
01:20:43,880 --> 01:20:46,508
Then he can
get to the fifth game and beyond.

1338
01:20:53,390 --> 01:20:55,725
I think that he has it all.

1339
01:20:56,393 --> 01:21:00,021
Mexico is going to win the World Cup
they've been searching for.

1340
01:21:08,238 --> 01:21:10,991
Whatever he does,
he'll do it well, and he'll do it big.

1341
01:21:11,074 --> 01:21:13,368
Whether at that time, it's coaching Barça

1342
01:21:13,451 --> 01:21:15,787
or the Mexican national team someday.

1343
01:21:15,871 --> 01:21:18,790
Whatever Rafa wants to do, he'll do it.

1344
01:21:23,587 --> 01:21:24,754
Kisses, bombon.

1345
01:21:24,838 --> 01:21:25,839
Take care.

1346
01:21:25,922 --> 01:21:26,882
I love you.