La Liga club Valencia confirmed they filed a lawsuit against Netflix over what they believe are falsehoods in , a documentary starring Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior.
The Spanish outfit accuses the project of incorrectly showing a group of Valencia fans chanting racist insults at Vinícius Júnior back in 2023. Valencia asserts Netflix damaged the club’s “honor” by including what they claim are altered subtitles over a video of alleged racist abuse.
The lawsuit surrounds a video from the documentary that seemingly shows fans at the Mestalla targeting the Brazil international during Real Madrid’s 1–0 defeat to Valencia on May 21, 2023. The clip plays in with subtitles that say the supporters are chanting “mono,” which is Spanish for monkey.
Valencia claims the fans were actually chanting “tonto,” which is Spanish for silly.
The club publicly threatened to file a lawsuit if Netflix and Conspiração Filmes, the documentary’s production company, did not change the subtitles over the clip taken from social media. No moves were made on Netflix’s end, so Valencia have now taken legal action.
The La Liga outfit is seeking financial compensation, as well as corrections of the subtitles in the documentary. Valencia also demand the publication of the sentencing that comes from the lawsuit.
