The Champion

About The Champion

Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire Álex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behaviour.

The Champion (2024) is a comedy film directed by Carlos Therón. Its themes are football (soccer), celebrity, sports, and absurd.

Dani Rovira takes the lead as Álex, Swit Eme as Diego, Pablo Chiapella as Tito, and Luis Fernández as Juanma. Released in July 2024, it runs 106 minutes.

The screenplay is by Joan Gual and Joaquín Oristrell. Produced by Mod Producciones. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States.

Mean Machine, A Star Is Born, and The Ring make useful companions to The Champion. TMDB voters put it at 5.5 out of 10 across 53 votes.