JAKARTA - La Liga club, Valencia, said last week it was back to following up on the documentary problem about Brazilian player Vinicius Junior.
Los Che filed a lawsuit against Netflix over allegations of lies in a documentary.
Valencia said the documentary mistakenly accused a large group of Valencia supporters of singing racistly against the Real Madrid forward in a La Liga match in 2023.
The club filed the lawsuit after public demands for corrections by the documentary film production company were not met.
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The lawsuit was against Netflix and the production company for allegedly undermining Valencia's honor. The lawsuit demands financial compensation, subtitled corrections to the documentary, and the publication of the verdict.
Valencia first threatened the lawsuit earlier this year. At that time, Vinicius' representative said that the player would not be involved because the charges were aimed at Netflix and the documentary producer.
The documentary contains a social media video showing a large crowd at the Mestalla Stadium chanting the word 'mono' (Spanish for 'monkey') on its subtitles.
However, Valencia claims the fans actually shouted 'tonto' (Spanish for 'concrete').
Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti quickly accused Valencia supporters of racial insults to Vinicius.
However, he later apologized after saying he realized it wasn't the entire stadium shouting the word 'monkey'.
There were supporters who did racial abuse against Vinicius during that match. Three of them became the first supporters to be convicted in a case related to professional football racism in Spain. They were sentenced to eight months in prison.
According to Spanish media, during the trial, experts showed that videos with 'monkeys' subtitles had been edited and did not match reality.
Vinicius, who has repeatedly been the target of racist insults in Spain, cried during the match against Valencia in 2023. He faced a Valencia fans who called him a monkey and made a monkey move from the stands behind one of the goal.
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