WEBVTT 00:10.200 --> 00:12.280 Throughout the history of soccer, 00:12.360 --> 00:16.720 we've seen great players who are all focused one goal, 00:16.800 --> 00:19.160 which is to score. 00:19.240 --> 00:22.400 But there are also those who are always trying to catch us, 00:22.480 --> 00:25.320 who wanna stop us, and not let us in the goal. 00:25.400 --> 00:26.880 And for some strange reason, 00:26.959 --> 00:29.720 it seems like everyone wants to be a goalkeeper now. 00:29.799 --> 00:31.439 Why's that? Huh? 00:31.520 --> 00:34.199 Maybe… it has to do with this one guy. 00:34.280 --> 00:39.280 So today, I'm gonna tell you a story about a certain Emiliano Martínez. 00:39.360 --> 00:43.640 Well, yeah, the one you and everyone calls Dibu. 00:51.599 --> 00:55.279 The FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for the best goalkeeper of the season 00:55.360 --> 00:59.760 goes to Argentina’s… Emiliano Martínez. 01:02.559 --> 01:06.240 Everyone asks me who my idols were growing up. 01:07.240 --> 01:09.560 Or which goalkeepers inspired me when I was a kid. 01:09.640 --> 01:14.160 And I've always said, "Witnessing my mom cleaning buildings 01:14.240 --> 01:16.759 for eight… or nine hours a day." 01:16.840 --> 01:18.800 "And my Dad… work hard." 01:20.119 --> 01:21.880 The truth is, they're my idols. 01:21.960 --> 01:22.800 Thank you all. 01:22.880 --> 01:24.440 DIBU MARTÍNEZ IS THE WORLD'S BEST KEEPER 01:24.520 --> 01:27.160 He's a World Cup winner and the best goalkeeper. 01:27.240 --> 01:29.600 Emiliano Martínez, the season's best goalkeeper. 01:29.680 --> 01:31.440 EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ SEASON'S BEST 01:31.520 --> 01:33.600 Best goalkeeper of the 2021 Copa América. 01:33.680 --> 01:35.399 At the Ballon d'Or ceremony, 01:35.479 --> 01:39.119 Dibu Martínez won the Yashin for world's best goalkeeper. 01:39.199 --> 01:41.880 Again, Dibu Martínez won The Best award 01:41.960 --> 01:43.600 as the world's top goalkeeper. 01:44.839 --> 01:47.960 It's what every kid dreams of since the age of six. 01:48.040 --> 01:50.800 It was my goal, and I knew I was ready for it. 01:51.600 --> 01:52.479 Huh? 01:55.000 --> 01:57.960 BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY HERNÁN CASCIARI 02:02.320 --> 02:03.720 Mm… Mm… Mm… 02:06.440 --> 02:09.720 -You can't do it! -You're useless in the goal! 02:09.799 --> 02:12.920 -You're stupid. -You're worthless, goalkeeper! 02:13.000 --> 02:16.080 The ball never scared me. I'm very demanding… of myself. 02:18.360 --> 02:21.320 I saw the other goalkeeper, and I couldn’t understand 02:21.400 --> 02:22.680 why he wasn’t getting a chance. 02:24.200 --> 02:25.200 I put up with everything, 02:25.280 --> 02:28.200 but not being able to play was something I couldn’t deal with. 02:28.280 --> 02:29.440 It felt like I was stuck. 02:29.519 --> 02:32.480 There was a lot of sacrifice. It didn't happen overnight. 02:33.519 --> 02:36.920 I expected him to say, "I'm done, I wanna come back." 02:43.679 --> 02:46.959 He was a kid who came here with one goal… to make it. 02:50.600 --> 02:55.320 His mindset is what sets him apart. That journey made him stronger. 02:59.360 --> 03:03.679 We're going to play with Emiliano Martínez. 03:03.760 --> 03:06.799 The level Emiliano's been performing at really speaks for itself. 03:06.880 --> 03:08.239 And this could be his chance. 03:08.320 --> 03:09.280 WHO IS EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ? 03:09.360 --> 03:12.399 No one knows you! With those two goalkeepers, what does Martínez change? 03:12.480 --> 03:13.679 DOUBTS IN NATIONAL TEAM'S GOAL 03:13.760 --> 03:15.600 They say you owe all your success to the coach! 03:16.480 --> 03:19.480 If you don't pay for the cable, you don't know where this guy plays. 03:19.560 --> 03:20.959 What will he try and goal? 03:21.040 --> 03:23.080 Until things just clicked. 03:25.320 --> 03:26.959 I’m not new to the national team. 03:27.040 --> 03:30.280 I’ve played in the Under-20 and Under-17 World Cups. 03:34.040 --> 03:36.320 Hey there, little champ. 03:38.760 --> 03:41.799 I'm the one who decides if you're a hero or a villain now. 03:46.480 --> 03:49.119 I know I gave the national team a boost of positivity. 03:50.320 --> 03:53.359 If I choose correctly, there's an 80% chance I'll save it. 03:53.440 --> 03:55.239 I'm gonna eat you alive! 03:57.679 --> 04:01.600 Dibu is a real character, he's a bit crazy, and if he told you that, 04:01.679 --> 04:03.239 you can be sure it's gonna happen. 04:06.079 --> 04:08.320 He’s been a really positive addition to the group. 04:11.440 --> 04:12.640 First, with the saves. 04:14.239 --> 04:17.039 -And with his personality. -You're nervous, aren't you? 04:18.000 --> 04:20.519 Whether I play well or not, I know the confidence is there. 04:30.479 --> 04:32.880 I knew that once he joined the national team, 04:32.960 --> 04:35.000 he wouldn't let go of the gloves. 04:35.080 --> 04:38.400 Dibu is such an amazing person. He really is. 04:38.479 --> 04:41.680 He made them feel like they could step up and take the shot, 04:41.760 --> 04:43.360 but they wouldn't score. 04:47.560 --> 04:49.960 When he's in goal, he seems to grow. 04:52.039 --> 04:55.960 If he had to go straight into the post 2to make the save, he’d do it. 04:56.039 --> 04:58.280 He's definitely got a sixth sense. 04:58.360 --> 05:00.200 I could tell he had something. 05:00.280 --> 05:02.640 He's the one who really knows why. 05:02.720 --> 05:05.039 That's what he was born for, to be a goalkeeper. 05:07.919 --> 05:12.080 DIBU MARTÍNEZ THE KID WHO STOPS TIME 05:12.160 --> 05:15.800 About a billion and a half TV viewers across the world 05:15.880 --> 05:17.320 are watching this game. 05:17.400 --> 05:19.160 Argentina versus France! 05:19.240 --> 05:21.520 Please, just allow me to dream a little! 05:21.599 --> 05:24.120 Messi's team against Mbappé's. 05:24.200 --> 05:26.039 Who will take all the glory? 05:27.160 --> 05:29.880 As I walked out to play the World Cup final, 05:29.960 --> 05:34.080 I felt a pit in my stomach that I'd never felt as a professional player. 05:39.599 --> 05:41.320 When you see that giant World Cup 05:41.400 --> 05:43.560 in the middle of the field, 05:43.640 --> 05:46.919 and the nearly 70,000 people in the Lusail Stadium… 05:48.880 --> 05:50.760 …you begin to understand what it feels like 05:50.840 --> 05:52.200 to play in a World Cup final. 05:59.680 --> 06:01.280 We believe in you guys. 06:01.359 --> 06:04.800 We believe in this team. Come on, Argentina! 06:06.800 --> 06:08.599 Seeing all those people sing, 06:08.680 --> 06:13.880 made me feel as if I was… transported back to Argentina and my childhood school. 06:14.640 --> 06:17.840 To the great Argentine people, salute… 06:17.919 --> 06:20.799 SAGRADA FAMILIA SCHOOL 06:20.880 --> 06:22.799 Little Coco was over there. 06:24.359 --> 06:27.799 And a little further down, Ale, my older brother. 06:27.880 --> 06:30.000 That we knew how to win… 06:30.080 --> 06:32.440 The teacher was leading the kids in singing. 06:33.240 --> 06:35.240 And that's when… I discovered the switch. 06:36.880 --> 06:39.880 Oh, wow. What's this? 06:40.400 --> 06:42.560 Why's there a switch in my belly button? 06:48.280 --> 06:50.039 Huh? 06:50.560 --> 06:52.240 Oh, no. What's going on? 07:04.280 --> 07:07.760 Hello? Hello? 07:08.280 --> 07:10.080 Are all of you frozen? 07:11.120 --> 07:13.120 This is so weird. 07:13.200 --> 07:15.719 Hey, teacher! What's happening? 07:17.080 --> 07:19.960 What's going on? Someone answer me! 07:22.479 --> 07:26.400 Coco! Uh, Coco! Coco, talk to me. 07:26.479 --> 07:29.359 Teacher, Coco's not moving. 07:31.239 --> 07:33.640 This can't be happening! What did I do? 07:34.320 --> 07:36.799 What's this? What did I do? 07:36.880 --> 07:40.239 Or swear To die gloriously! 07:40.320 --> 07:43.640 Or swear to die gloriously! 07:43.719 --> 07:47.159 Or swear to die gloriously! 07:52.560 --> 07:54.719 What… did I just do? 08:07.239 --> 08:08.400 I’ve been all over, 08:08.479 --> 08:11.000 but Mar del Plata will always be my hometown. 08:17.479 --> 08:19.440 From walking to the bus stop at 7:00 in the morning 08:19.520 --> 08:22.120 so I could get to school on time, 08:22.200 --> 08:24.359 to walking in the afternoons 08:24.440 --> 08:27.679 from Punta Mogotes beach to the Jardín neighborhood, 08:27.760 --> 08:30.159 which always took about 30 or 40 minutes. 08:30.239 --> 08:33.319 Riding my bike to the field with the wooden goal, no net. 08:33.400 --> 08:37.039 My brother and I spent a lot of time together, just the two of us. 08:37.559 --> 08:39.720 The essence of our family, the way our parents raised us… 08:39.799 --> 08:40.640 BROTHER 08:40.720 --> 08:42.720 …is what gave us that sense of brotherhood. 08:42.799 --> 08:44.760 We were definitely attached at the hip. 08:46.760 --> 08:49.880 We had a wire fence at the front of the house. 08:49.959 --> 08:52.280 I think it was… about 15 meters from end to end. 08:52.360 --> 08:54.320 And the ball went back and forth all day. 08:54.400 --> 08:57.199 Penalties, headers, chest touches, rabonas, 08:57.280 --> 08:58.760 whatever it was, we'd play it. 08:58.840 --> 09:01.800 Every day, we made up new games, and there was always a ball involved. 09:08.240 --> 09:09.840 Emi, go in goal. 09:10.360 --> 09:12.000 No, but I want to play up front. 09:12.079 --> 09:14.400 I'll play up front and score. You don't let them in, okay? 09:14.480 --> 09:16.240 Sure. 09:16.320 --> 09:18.400 Lucas the Tank, 09:18.480 --> 09:20.400 Mosquito Brady, 09:20.480 --> 09:24.400 Curly Loquercio, Diego Garello, 09:24.480 --> 09:27.600 Pata Suárez, Ariel Armageddon. 09:27.680 --> 09:29.600 Ariel drives down the right with the ball. 09:29.680 --> 09:31.320 -Armageddon shoots. -Oh, no, no! 09:31.400 --> 09:33.760 Goal! Emiliano was caught off guard. 09:33.839 --> 09:36.040 Curly drives toward the penalty area. 09:36.120 --> 09:37.720 Foul. That's a foul. 09:37.800 --> 09:41.079 Move that way… no. Move over. That's it. You're good. 09:42.160 --> 09:44.520 Toto Bertoglio. 09:45.360 --> 09:49.400 -Hmm. -That's a long… very high cross. 09:49.480 --> 09:50.520 -A giant header! -No! 09:50.600 --> 09:52.400 Oh! 09:52.480 --> 09:54.640 -No! No! -Coco tries to stop the ball! 09:54.720 --> 09:56.199 But he sends it in! 09:56.280 --> 09:58.160 -No! -It's Little Coco. 09:58.240 --> 10:00.160 No, why?! 10:01.640 --> 10:04.600 Little goalie, soccer's for grown-ups. 10:04.680 --> 10:06.880 Why don't you join them building sandcastles? 10:10.320 --> 10:12.160 Ah! Huh! 10:12.240 --> 10:13.839 -What a beautiful pass! -Oh no! 10:13.920 --> 10:16.320 Armageddon is approaching at full speed! 10:29.720 --> 10:32.680 Hmm… Mm… Mm! 10:32.760 --> 10:34.680 Hey! What do you think you're doing? 10:34.760 --> 10:36.600 No, hey, don't do it. No, what are you doing? 10:36.680 --> 10:38.320 Stop that right now. Don't do it! 10:38.400 --> 10:42.880 I'm gonna eat you up, bro. I'm gonna eat you alive! 10:46.640 --> 10:50.000 Incredible save from Emiliano Martínez! It's unbelievable! 10:50.079 --> 10:51.680 Emiliano saves the ball! 10:51.760 --> 10:53.560 This will go down in history! 10:53.640 --> 10:55.800 -Go! -It is truly unbelievable! 10:55.880 --> 10:57.360 What did you do? You're a beast! 10:57.440 --> 10:59.839 What you did was incredible. You're a star! 11:01.480 --> 11:05.320 Those are your school pants! Mom’s gonna drag both of us by the ears. 11:07.280 --> 11:10.760 The Mostris were older, born in '89, '90. 11:11.480 --> 11:14.160 We'd got to school, to soccer, and to the beach together. 11:14.680 --> 11:17.120 We kept calling each other "Mostris," and it stuck. 11:17.199 --> 11:18.320 THE MOSTRIS 11:18.400 --> 11:21.520 Look, it’s hard to explain the meaning of "The Mostris." 11:22.040 --> 11:25.280 In Argentina, especially in Mar del Plata, as kids, 11:25.360 --> 11:28.160 We wanted a name, something we could identify with. 11:28.240 --> 11:31.800 And I think in the end, "The Mostris" ended up sticking, 11:31.880 --> 11:33.959 like, "Hey, here come the Mostris." 11:34.040 --> 11:37.079 The Mostris is… the little crew we put together. 11:37.160 --> 11:40.880 Emi, Toto, Diego, Ale, and me. 11:40.959 --> 11:42.719 A friend's brother and some childhood friends… 11:42.800 --> 11:43.640 FRIEND 11:43.719 --> 11:45.120 …always called us "Mostris." 11:45.199 --> 11:46.079 "Hey, Mostri, Mostri." 11:46.160 --> 11:47.000 FRIEND 11:47.079 --> 11:49.000 Instead of saying "monsters," they'd say "mostri." 11:49.079 --> 11:51.199 And we just kinda took it and made it ours. 11:51.280 --> 11:53.199 That word just kinda stuck with us. 11:53.280 --> 11:56.560 So much so, that we all got tattoos of it… in Arabic. 11:56.640 --> 12:00.600 We completely trusted the translator at that moment in time. 12:00.680 --> 12:02.480 We believed it said "Mostri." 12:02.560 --> 12:05.680 Then, some time later, in England, I was in a gym with Emi 12:05.760 --> 12:08.560 and an Arab guy came over to us and said "Mostri, Mostri!" 12:08.640 --> 12:13.240 We realized, what we got tattooed actually did say "Mostri." We had no idea. 12:13.320 --> 12:15.280 Don't ask why it's in Arabic. 12:15.800 --> 12:17.440 All I can say is, we were young 12:17.520 --> 12:21.199 and… maybe now we'd get "Mostri" tattooed in Spanish. 12:21.280 --> 12:22.719 I'm not sure why we went with Arabic. 12:22.800 --> 12:25.000 But hey, there are five of us, 12:25.079 --> 12:27.760 and we still call each other "Mostri" to this day. 12:33.640 --> 12:36.240 In the neighborhood where Emi grew up, five blocks out, 12:36.320 --> 12:38.000 you could already see the open fields. 12:38.120 --> 12:39.199 FATHER 12:39.280 --> 12:41.040 There was always some kind of tournament 12:41.120 --> 12:42.800 with all the kids from the neighborhood. 12:42.880 --> 12:46.240 They'd spend all day with the ball. Mornings, afternoons. 12:46.320 --> 12:49.240 They would play at night, at times even under pouring rain. 12:49.320 --> 12:51.160 They've always loved soccer. 12:51.240 --> 12:52.079 MOTHER 12:52.160 --> 12:55.120 The ball was always part of his life, from a very young age. 13:01.240 --> 13:02.240 Sh! 13:16.760 --> 13:18.719 Hey, boys! Is that you? 13:18.800 --> 13:20.680 Uh! 13:21.320 --> 13:22.440 Is something wrong? 13:22.959 --> 13:25.320 Hey, boys! How was your day at school today? 13:25.400 --> 13:28.599 Hey, Dad! We played a game on the beach, but we lost three-zero. 13:28.680 --> 13:30.079 And Emi made an awesome save today! 13:30.160 --> 13:32.120 Come on, Emi, tell me all about it. 13:32.199 --> 13:35.240 It was so cool! I stopped it like this with my leg and kicked it out! 13:35.320 --> 13:38.760 Oh, yeah? Save this. Let's see if you can. 13:43.079 --> 13:46.520 Emiliano, what happened to your pants, young man? 13:47.560 --> 13:51.240 What have I told you about school pants? Tell me what you're gonna wear tomorrow. 13:51.320 --> 13:52.400 It's just that… 13:52.480 --> 13:54.280 How many times do I have to tell you? 13:54.360 --> 13:57.320 You're not supposed to play soccer in the pants you use for school. 13:57.400 --> 13:59.240 Now both of you, go take a shower! 13:59.760 --> 14:03.440 At least you guys didn't lose four-zero. 'Cause you saved one, didn't you? 14:04.839 --> 14:06.719 My dad was out working most of the time. 14:06.800 --> 14:09.160 He hustled all day in the fish business. He filleted fish. 14:12.680 --> 14:13.920 He’d go all day 14:14.000 --> 14:16.719 from one fish market to another, making fillets. 14:16.800 --> 14:21.479 And we saw my mom around 6:00 or 7:00… when we came back from school. 14:22.680 --> 14:24.160 He was my little partner. 14:24.240 --> 14:27.120 He’d always ask me, "Mom, what do you need?" 14:27.199 --> 14:28.839 "Want me to run an errand?" 14:28.920 --> 14:32.079 When he was four or five, he’d hop on his little blue bike 14:32.160 --> 14:34.120 and head out with a bag and some money. 14:34.199 --> 14:35.280 He was very caring. 14:50.800 --> 14:53.439 Come here, Emi. How is it looking? 14:54.079 --> 14:57.839 Wow, Mom! I have the coolest pants in the whole wide world! 15:00.400 --> 15:01.280 You know what? 15:01.360 --> 15:03.400 One day I'm going to be a world champion, 15:03.479 --> 15:06.839 and you won’t have to work or sew again ever in your life. 15:08.360 --> 15:10.280 Of course, my lovely little champ. 15:14.880 --> 15:17.560 He always knew he was leaving because he'd say to me, 15:17.640 --> 15:21.360 "You know, when I become a soccer player, I will be a professional soccer player." 15:21.439 --> 15:23.280 "You won't need to work anymore." 15:23.360 --> 15:25.640 Soccer's been my priority. 15:25.719 --> 15:29.599 Even as a kid, I’d turn down going out for ice cream or going fishing. 15:30.120 --> 15:32.880 And instead, I'd go play for my team on Sunday mornings. 15:32.959 --> 15:35.199 It was something I really looked forward to all week. 15:35.920 --> 15:40.319 When Emi was still quite little, I remember, I’d call out from my room, 15:40.400 --> 15:43.360 "All right, time to sleep! We’ve got an early morning tomorrow." 15:44.079 --> 15:47.760 And sometimes I felt like he was… talking to someone. 15:47.839 --> 15:49.760 I have no idea if it was an imaginary friend 15:49.839 --> 15:53.079 or if he was just talking… to himself out loud. 16:04.240 --> 16:06.400 Hello, little champ. 16:06.479 --> 16:07.640 Who, uh, who are you? 16:07.719 --> 16:09.959 Well, the one who decides who goes home happy 16:10.040 --> 16:12.760 and who is sad and can't sleep at night. 16:12.839 --> 16:16.680 -I'm dreaming, aren't I? -Nope. No, no. You're awake right now. 16:16.760 --> 16:19.439 But you're talking to me, and I know balls don't talk. 16:19.520 --> 16:23.479 I do more than talk. I do tricks, I also fly, and I bury myself in the net. 16:23.560 --> 16:25.599 Oh, I love burying myself in the net. 16:25.680 --> 16:28.520 I'm the one who decides if you're a hero, or a villain now. 16:28.599 --> 16:30.439 But you don't exist. 16:30.520 --> 16:34.280 Look who's talking! The one they send to the goal because he's just a little kid. 16:34.359 --> 16:35.839 A little kid! 16:35.920 --> 16:38.040 What's wrong, little champ? 16:38.120 --> 16:41.199 Are you scared of me? * 16:41.280 --> 16:43.120 Why would I even be scared of you? 16:44.160 --> 16:46.719 I always knew I'd make it. I never doubted that. 16:46.800 --> 16:51.599 Not once did I think, "If I don't make it, I'll go get a job at the harbor." 17:01.560 --> 17:05.639 There's Susana, the new ride, and Beto. 17:09.880 --> 17:12.680 The red Jeep was my dad's very first car. 17:12.760 --> 17:16.919 And I remember he always kept it spotless and squeaky clean, 17:17.000 --> 17:20.319 but it had so many issues and something was always broken. 17:20.399 --> 17:22.960 Boys, let's go! Come on, sleepyheads! Let's get going. 17:23.040 --> 17:24.079 Coming dad! 17:36.760 --> 17:37.760 Huh? Huh? 17:39.000 --> 17:41.000 We've got a built-in shower now. Watch out! 17:41.080 --> 17:42.720 -Supercool, yeah? -Hmm. 17:42.800 --> 17:45.320 So, Dad. When are you fixing the hole on the roof? 17:45.399 --> 17:48.399 I need to keep the fish wet during the deliveries I gotta do. 17:52.080 --> 17:54.480 Our routine was getting up early. 17:54.560 --> 17:55.760 My wife worked, 17:55.840 --> 17:59.480 and I had to take the kids with me to the harbor at 6:00 in the morning. 17:59.560 --> 18:02.000 If I had a delivery to make, I'd take them with me. 18:02.600 --> 18:04.440 See ya later, Dad. 18:05.680 --> 18:07.120 I'll come pick you up later. 18:07.200 --> 18:10.320 -Bye, Dad! Love you! -On your best behavior, you two! 18:13.080 --> 18:14.440 We went to Sagrada Familia, 18:14.520 --> 18:17.600 which is a very well-known school in the port of Mar del Plata. 18:19.680 --> 18:21.560 Emiliano, as a kid, was really sweet… 18:21.640 --> 18:23.280 TEACHER 18:23.360 --> 18:24.680 …and a real chatterbox. 18:24.760 --> 18:28.000 He was the tallest in his grade, with really long legs. 18:28.080 --> 18:30.600 He was always running around like crazy. 18:30.679 --> 18:34.440 It was always, "Emi, no running in here! Emi, I've told you that already!" 18:34.520 --> 18:38.440 Even though he always focused on his training, he kept up his schoolwork. 18:38.520 --> 18:39.880 Seven times one? 18:39.960 --> 18:41.360 Seven! 18:41.440 --> 18:42.919 Seven times two? 18:43.000 --> 18:44.320 Fourteen! 18:44.399 --> 18:46.919 -Seven times three? -Twenty-one! 18:47.000 --> 18:51.960 Seven times four is 28. Seven times five… 19:06.440 --> 19:09.760 Lots of kids dream about being a superhero so they can help people. 19:11.320 --> 19:14.960 Or of being a great explorer in order to find hidden treasures. 19:16.360 --> 19:20.080 Yeah! Huh? Uh! 19:23.040 --> 19:24.560 No! 19:26.399 --> 19:28.440 Mm-hmm! Hmm! Hmm! 19:29.800 --> 19:32.840 Meanwhile, I dreamed of being the best goalkeeper in the world. 19:32.919 --> 19:34.919 That’s normal, right? Yeah! 19:36.440 --> 19:37.600 Aah! 19:47.120 --> 19:49.600 Emi started playing at the Urquiza Club. 19:49.679 --> 19:53.679 It was a total coincidence because they needed kids to play. 19:54.520 --> 19:57.159 Ale was a striker, and the coach would tell Emi, 19:57.240 --> 19:59.240 "Why don’t you play with the older boys for a bit?" 19:59.320 --> 20:01.679 Ale was from '90, and Emi '92. 20:02.720 --> 20:05.840 He was at Urquiza when he was really young, about six or seven. 20:05.919 --> 20:08.200 He wanted to stay in goal, but we were missing a player. 20:08.280 --> 20:10.080 He said, "No, I’m a keeper." 20:10.159 --> 20:13.560 So we played a man down because he insisted in being in goal. 20:14.760 --> 20:16.720 Then the goalkeeper got sick and missed a Sunday. 20:16.800 --> 20:19.560 Emi stepped in, and we never took him out again. 20:19.640 --> 20:22.360 If I hadn’t had an older brother, 20:22.440 --> 20:24.480 I don’t think I would’ve been as competitive. 20:37.720 --> 20:39.200 Hmm? Ha! 20:42.399 --> 20:44.240 Hmm-hmm. 20:44.320 --> 20:45.600 Hmm. 20:48.440 --> 20:50.360 Uh? Hmm? Huh? 21:02.360 --> 21:05.280 Hello again, little champ! 21:05.360 --> 21:06.360 Hmm. 21:07.760 --> 21:09.760 Wait! Why aren't you talking to me? 21:09.840 --> 21:13.600 Oh, I see! You're feeling really scared, aren't you? Hey! 21:13.679 --> 21:15.200 Look at me when I'm talking to you! 21:15.280 --> 21:16.280 Huh! 21:16.360 --> 21:17.840 I just told you to look at me! 21:18.640 --> 21:20.159 Aah! 21:22.399 --> 21:24.000 Whoa-ho! 21:25.480 --> 21:28.880 -Yeah! Great job! Yeah! -Way to go, Emi! 21:35.280 --> 21:37.040 Wow! 21:43.960 --> 21:44.840 Ha ha! 21:46.640 --> 21:48.960 Oh! 21:49.040 --> 21:50.320 -Ah! -Ha! 21:52.960 --> 21:57.040 First of all, Emiliano was very big in terms of his physical build. 21:57.720 --> 22:01.720 He also had a commanding voice, which wasn't common for his age. 22:01.800 --> 22:04.080 We always said it was like having another coach. 22:04.159 --> 22:05.000 COACH 22:05.080 --> 22:08.760 At some games, the referee would come over and say to us, 22:08.840 --> 22:12.880 "Are you aware the other team's coach is asking to see his ID 22:12.960 --> 22:14.560 because they can't believe his age." 22:14.640 --> 22:18.080 He had amazing leg strength. It was impressive. 22:18.159 --> 22:20.360 Sometimes he'd play his teammates for a soda. 22:20.439 --> 22:23.720 He'd fly from post to post and would always beat them. 22:25.480 --> 22:29.880 Jorge Peta and Cacho Gonzalo would train us for all our games. 22:30.399 --> 22:32.560 They were both very demanding. 22:33.080 --> 22:35.960 We'd set up the goals with the kids' sweaters and backpacks. 22:37.040 --> 22:39.200 We would hang a ball from a tree with a rope. 22:39.280 --> 22:42.560 Then everyone who was there would tug the rope, in order to lift the ball, 22:42.640 --> 22:44.040 and then drop it again. 22:44.120 --> 22:45.880 All the parents would always help out. 22:45.960 --> 22:48.439 We'd be there to paint the field, we'd cut the grass, 22:48.520 --> 22:50.720 we'd help train the boys, we'd take them home, 22:50.800 --> 22:52.960 or else our Sundays would never end. 22:53.040 --> 22:54.960 It was a really great time. 22:58.919 --> 23:01.320 That's the goalkeeper who saved all those penalties. 23:03.120 --> 23:03.960 SCHOOL NEWS 23:04.040 --> 23:05.240 Let me see this! 23:06.560 --> 23:08.120 HOW DOES HE MAKE SAVES? 23:16.640 --> 23:18.320 Hmm. 23:24.120 --> 23:26.040 Yeah, come on, let's go! 23:26.120 --> 23:28.000 Hah! 23:30.000 --> 23:33.919 We were at the Talleres Club where we stayed for a very short time… 23:34.000 --> 23:37.200 and then we went to… the San Isidro Club. 23:37.919 --> 23:41.000 He was already the goalkeeper at San Isidro. 23:41.080 --> 23:43.280 It was a really good team. They were great. 23:43.360 --> 23:45.840 Class of '92, from Mar del Plata. 23:45.919 --> 23:47.720 I was with them for a year or two 23:47.800 --> 23:51.640 because they had connections to possibly get us tryouts in Buenos Aires. 23:55.840 --> 23:57.720 Everyone's trying to make ends meet. 23:57.800 --> 24:00.919 I know, Alberto, but what can we do about it on our end? 24:01.000 --> 24:03.640 Everyone's trying to do their best in these circumstances, but… 24:03.720 --> 24:06.080 We've got so many bills to pay and there's no work. 24:06.159 --> 24:07.480 I don't know what we're gonna do. 24:07.560 --> 24:09.480 Electricity bill just doubled. 24:09.560 --> 24:13.560 We've got the electricity bill, the kids' school, the gas bill too. 24:13.640 --> 24:16.480 -What do we do? -The kids' school is nonnegotiable. 24:16.560 --> 24:17.720 It's priority. 24:19.679 --> 24:20.679 I'm ready now. 24:20.760 --> 24:22.040 Oh? Ready for what? 24:22.120 --> 24:23.600 I'm ready for Buenos Aires. 24:23.679 --> 24:26.280 Go to bed. There's still a long time before you go to school. 24:26.360 --> 24:29.320 I wanna get to play on a really big team. 24:29.399 --> 24:34.159 It's too much. There's the trip… and the hotel. 24:34.240 --> 24:36.360 Sorry, son. I'd love to help you reach your dreams, 24:36.439 --> 24:38.360 but times are tough right now. 24:38.880 --> 24:41.520 Of course. I get it. Don't worry about it. 24:43.880 --> 24:46.640 I was always very careful with my money because, well, 24:46.720 --> 24:48.320 I was living on one salary a month. 24:48.399 --> 24:52.600 So I’d break up my paycheck to pay the bills, electricity, gas, school, 24:52.679 --> 24:56.280 And I worked at the port with a truck, and… you know how it is. 24:56.360 --> 24:58.919 Some days I had deliveries, and some days I didn’t. 24:59.000 --> 25:00.360 For extra income, 25:00.439 --> 25:04.120 I’d sometimes clean apartments for people who came for the summer. 25:04.200 --> 25:07.919 There was a lot of sacrifice. It didn't just happen overnight. 25:08.000 --> 25:11.080 We were always finding ways to make sure there was food on the table. 25:11.159 --> 25:15.240 They learned that Mom and Dad worked hard 25:15.320 --> 25:17.520 to have what we were able to have. 25:17.600 --> 25:20.480 To be able to pay for things, for every brick, for a pair of cleats, 25:20.560 --> 25:22.640 for gloves, for school, or for a book. 25:26.720 --> 25:28.960 We'll definitely find a way to figure this out. 25:29.040 --> 25:30.360 We've always made it work. 25:30.439 --> 25:34.560 Huh? So, you two are saying we're going to Buenos Aires? 25:34.640 --> 25:36.480 Yeah, we're going to Buenos Aires! 25:36.560 --> 25:38.120 Yay! We're going! 25:38.199 --> 25:39.840 We're going, kiddo! We're going! 25:44.280 --> 25:46.000 BUENOS AIRES - 398 HIGHWAY 2 - 398 25:49.240 --> 25:52.000 First we took him to River Plate, 25:52.080 --> 25:54.720 but he… he didn't make it there. 25:54.800 --> 25:58.960 Then we took him to Boca Juniors. He didn't make it either. 26:01.159 --> 26:04.480 Then Cacho Gonzalo came over and he said to us, 26:04.560 --> 26:08.199 "There's a tryout… at Independiente." 26:08.919 --> 26:11.720 "Listen, Pepé, I have this kid with me who I'd like you to try out." 26:11.800 --> 26:13.120 LEGENDARY INDEPENDIENTE GOALKEEPER 26:13.199 --> 26:15.840 "We came all the way from Mar del Plata, and we're heading your way." 26:15.919 --> 26:18.360 He explained to me they had come to try their luck. 26:18.439 --> 26:21.520 And they'd had tryouts at River Plate and Boca Juniors. 26:21.600 --> 26:24.399 And he said, "Before we leave, we'd like you to see him." 26:24.480 --> 26:27.679 I knew he was his idol. I knew exactly who he was. 26:27.760 --> 26:29.080 "Okay." 26:29.600 --> 26:32.760 "Have him get changed and ready, then come over." 26:42.320 --> 26:44.640 -Come on, Emi! I know you can do it! -You guys ready? 26:44.720 --> 26:46.560 Give it all you've got, come on! 26:46.640 --> 26:48.640 What I remember from the tryout at Independiente 26:48.720 --> 26:50.320 is how many kids were there. 26:50.399 --> 26:53.600 Of course, you end up thinking, "There's no way I'm making it." 26:53.679 --> 26:55.080 -Hey, Pepé's coming! -Oh! 27:01.919 --> 27:04.360 Okay, San Luis, you kick. 27:12.040 --> 27:13.240 Huh? 27:16.919 --> 27:18.199 Goodbye. 27:20.240 --> 27:21.120 Someone else. 27:23.080 --> 27:28.800 Next time. Another one. Come on. Move it along! No. 27:30.000 --> 27:34.360 Oh, God, another one! Okay, kid, you're up now. Get in goal. 27:35.560 --> 27:38.360 I'd met him at a tournament I'd gone to with Independiente. 27:38.439 --> 27:40.399 And he'd been with San Isidro. 27:40.480 --> 27:43.720 San Isidro had a really good team in Mar del Plata. We'd tied one-one. 27:43.800 --> 27:46.320 I scored a goal against him. I really did. 27:49.280 --> 27:50.199 Hmm! 27:52.280 --> 27:56.439 Hah! Whoa! 28:01.040 --> 28:03.159 We were at the tryout. It was going well. 28:03.240 --> 28:05.560 He was doing great. There was just one thing left to do. 28:05.640 --> 28:06.760 What now? 28:07.280 --> 28:08.240 The missile. 28:08.320 --> 28:10.840 He's calling out for the missile. 28:10.919 --> 28:12.360 And what is the missile? 28:12.439 --> 28:16.120 It's the worst test of all. No one has ever saved the missile. 28:16.480 --> 28:18.800 Not once! Never! 28:20.000 --> 28:21.439 Hmm. 28:24.800 --> 28:25.640 Hmm. 28:26.679 --> 28:28.959 Hah… bah! 28:34.320 --> 28:35.880 Hey! 28:35.959 --> 28:37.720 You weren't expecting that, right? 28:37.800 --> 28:43.080 Huh? What? Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Uh! 28:43.159 --> 28:45.800 Oh! You thought this would be easy! 28:45.879 --> 28:49.439 No matter how many switches you get to press, you're never gonna make it! 28:49.520 --> 28:53.080 I'm going in the goal and tryouts will be over! 28:53.159 --> 28:56.600 Everything you've ever dreamed of in life is now over! 28:57.959 --> 28:58.959 Oh! 29:01.520 --> 29:03.040 That's not gonna happen! 29:08.320 --> 29:10.159 Aah! 29:14.639 --> 29:16.000 Yeah! 29:16.520 --> 29:17.639 No! 29:17.720 --> 29:18.919 Whoa. 29:22.639 --> 29:26.120 If the kid brought his things he can stay. He'll go to the dorm. 29:27.240 --> 29:29.800 He said I could stay at the dorm. 29:29.879 --> 29:31.800 I felt shocked and elated at the same time. 29:32.720 --> 29:33.560 Hmm? 29:36.879 --> 29:37.800 Hmm. 29:38.320 --> 29:40.639 I saw physical qualities that made me think, 29:40.720 --> 29:44.360 that with the right work and technique he could be a great goalkeeper. 29:44.439 --> 29:48.879 So we went back home… and talked it over as a family. 29:48.959 --> 29:51.120 It was hard for me to let him go, 29:51.199 --> 29:54.199 but I knew very well that's what he wanted to do. 29:54.280 --> 29:59.959 I believe that I have my mom to thank, because she let me go to Independiente. 30:00.040 --> 30:02.399 WELCOME 30:03.480 --> 30:05.879 Down this hallway are all the rooms. 30:05.959 --> 30:07.520 There's quite a lot of us. 30:07.600 --> 30:09.480 Bathrooms and showers are over there. 30:09.560 --> 30:12.800 So you know, you gotta be early or you'll wait for half an hour. 30:12.879 --> 30:14.879 If not, just forget it. 30:14.959 --> 30:18.360 I'm Ale, but here, everybody calls me San Luis, 30:18.439 --> 30:20.399 because well, you know, I'm from San Luis. 30:20.480 --> 30:23.919 Well, I'm from Mar del Plata, but I'd… rather go by Emi. 30:24.000 --> 30:26.879 Of course, Emi. 30:26.959 --> 30:29.840 You know, I recognize you from somewhere. 30:29.919 --> 30:31.159 Okay, let's go. 30:32.800 --> 30:34.840 I lived in my dorm out of a suitcase. 30:34.919 --> 30:37.120 And that’s when my life there started. 30:39.120 --> 30:42.720 When he left for Independiente the house felt so empty. 30:42.800 --> 30:44.720 At least that's how I felt about it. 30:45.360 --> 30:49.120 But I think the one who really suffered the most when Emi left was Ale. 30:49.199 --> 30:50.639 But he kept it all in. 30:51.280 --> 30:52.280 He really struggled. 30:54.800 --> 30:56.480 With time, I came to understand 30:56.560 --> 30:57.639 he wasn't there anymore. 30:57.720 --> 31:01.120 I was happy on one hand, but sad on the other, because I was alone. 31:01.199 --> 31:04.080 He was 11 and a half, and never lived with us again. 31:04.159 --> 31:06.879 We were four and became three. 31:11.320 --> 31:12.320 Sorry. 31:14.439 --> 31:18.520 While growing up, I realized that we can be selfish and not see it. 31:18.600 --> 31:22.600 I thought, "I wanna make it for them," but I never saw it from their end. 31:23.120 --> 31:26.560 The fact that I left home, I left my brother alone, 31:27.280 --> 31:30.080 and I left my dad without one of his kids. 31:30.159 --> 31:34.120 And that's something I eventually came to accept as I grew up. 31:37.120 --> 31:39.240 That was when it actually sunk in for me. 31:39.320 --> 31:43.199 "Okay, now I'm at a professional club and my career starts here." 31:43.280 --> 31:47.199 You know, it was quite hard to come to terms with at that time. 31:48.600 --> 31:50.360 I took him there the first time. 31:50.439 --> 31:53.080 It was incredibly hard to hand him his bag and leave him. 31:53.600 --> 31:58.879 And the impression I had of the place… I'd say it was quite humble. 31:59.399 --> 32:03.040 The room we had in the dorm had two bunk beds and was extremely narrow. 32:03.120 --> 32:05.480 And I was thinking at the time, 32:06.760 --> 32:08.800 "Why does he have to be in a place like this?" 32:08.879 --> 32:12.199 I remember my mom would come, and she couldn't stand seeing it. 32:12.280 --> 32:14.080 She'd go clean all the bathrooms. 32:21.840 --> 32:24.760 This is your bed. And I'm here, right next to you. 32:25.560 --> 32:28.320 Can you tell me where you learned to save like that? 32:28.399 --> 32:31.600 Not once! No one has ever saved the missile. 32:32.120 --> 32:33.320 I know you have a secret? 32:33.399 --> 32:34.800 Me? Having a secret? 32:34.879 --> 32:36.520 Yeah, I know you do. 32:36.600 --> 32:38.560 Nope, don't have one. 32:38.639 --> 32:40.560 Oh, I know. 32:40.639 --> 32:43.040 What do you know? What do you mean? 32:43.120 --> 32:46.600 I know where I know you from. You look just like Dibu. 32:46.679 --> 32:48.600 The guy from TV! 32:48.679 --> 32:51.320 Like Dibu? 32:51.399 --> 32:54.360 The nickname Dibu came from Ale, my best friend. 32:54.439 --> 32:57.000 Everyone kept telling me I looked just like Dibu. 32:57.080 --> 32:59.080 And of course, they started teasing me 32:59.159 --> 33:01.639 and calling me Dibu, like the cartoon character. 33:03.639 --> 33:05.320 When he arrived at the dorm, 33:05.399 --> 33:08.120 he was kind of redhead with freckles, you know? 33:08.199 --> 33:10.919 I said, "Emi, you look exactly like Dibu." 33:11.000 --> 33:13.679 I remember watching the show, and dude, he was awesome. 33:13.760 --> 33:18.520 He was a goalkeeper, he drove go-karts. "Sure, call me Dibu. He can do anything!" 33:18.600 --> 33:21.199 And it stuck. Everyone kept calling him Dibu. 33:21.280 --> 33:26.240 The rest is history. And from then on, everyone's called him Dibu to this day. 33:26.320 --> 33:27.959 Hmm? 33:28.040 --> 33:30.080 I told you we'd win with this hand didn't I? 33:30.159 --> 33:31.639 -Come on! -Real envido. 33:31.719 --> 33:32.600 I got 33! 33:32.679 --> 33:33.520 -Wow! -What? 33:33.600 --> 33:34.439 We won! 33:34.520 --> 33:36.280 Here's where we go to watch soccer. 33:37.120 --> 33:39.240 Barcelona is still winning one-zero. 33:39.320 --> 33:40.879 Messi is now on the field! 33:40.959 --> 33:42.280 Ronaldinho has the ball. 33:43.280 --> 33:45.760 What an absolutely perfect assist for Messi. 33:45.840 --> 33:47.600 And now, over the top… 33:47.679 --> 33:54.159 Goal… for… Barcelona! 33:55.040 --> 33:58.760 For Messi's Barcelona! Yes! It's Messi's! 33:59.800 --> 34:04.280 From the rising young talent. This is a historic moment! 34:04.360 --> 34:07.760 Don't forget this name! Lionel Messi! 34:13.040 --> 34:15.199 Aw! 34:15.280 --> 34:17.400 One day, I'll be playing with him. 34:17.480 --> 34:18.799 Come on, Dibu. 34:22.080 --> 34:24.440 Mom would come up with any excuse to bring him home. 34:24.520 --> 34:27.480 He’d get a bad grade, and suddenly he had to come back. 34:27.560 --> 34:29.520 So Emi tried to please mom above all else. 34:29.600 --> 34:32.880 My mom always kept my brother and me on a very short leash. 34:32.960 --> 34:36.120 I'd talk to him before he went to school, as soon as he came back from school. 34:36.199 --> 34:38.040 She was always very demanding about school. 34:38.120 --> 34:41.120 She wouldn't let us play soccer if we weren’t eating right 34:41.199 --> 34:42.480 or getting good grades. 34:42.560 --> 34:46.120 And around 8:00 p.m., I would suddenly call him on the pay phone. 34:47.199 --> 34:50.000 And he had to answer me from the one at the dorm. 34:50.080 --> 34:52.719 There wasn’t a single day he didn’t pick up. 34:54.159 --> 34:56.040 We worked on fitness and technique. 34:56.120 --> 34:59.080 And there were drills all the other boys were used to doing, 34:59.160 --> 35:00.240 but he wasn’t. 35:00.760 --> 35:02.680 There was a hurdle this big 35:02.760 --> 35:04.600 that all the first-team goalkeepers could jump, 35:04.680 --> 35:06.160 but I just couldn't do it. 35:07.440 --> 35:10.319 You’re not as strong at 12 as you are at 28. 35:10.400 --> 35:12.160 I kept trying to clear the hurdle. 35:12.240 --> 35:14.600 I cried and cried until I finally made it. 35:14.680 --> 35:18.160 He'd get frustrated trying to do what the others were doing. 35:18.240 --> 35:22.280 He was a kid who came here with one goal… to make it. 35:22.360 --> 35:24.040 Honestly, he never wavered. 35:24.120 --> 35:27.680 I was expecting him to say, "I'm done, I wanna come back." 35:27.760 --> 35:29.360 You kind of take on a fatherly role, 35:29.440 --> 35:32.760 especially with all the kids who come from the dorm. 35:34.120 --> 35:36.720 Pepé Santoro wasn't just a goalkeeping coach. 35:36.799 --> 35:42.040 He was more like… a father that I didn't get to have in Buenos Aires. 35:42.120 --> 35:44.560 He saw how hard it was for me, and how I kept trying. 35:44.640 --> 35:46.560 He worked his way up from the bottom. 35:46.640 --> 35:49.680 And he really took to heart everything we said to him. 35:49.760 --> 35:55.120 You can tell he prepared him well because… he was 14 in the Under-15. 35:55.200 --> 35:56.960 ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 35:58.480 --> 36:02.960 The national team has scouts who come watch you every weekend. 36:03.480 --> 36:05.560 I was performing well in the Independiente youth team. 36:05.640 --> 36:09.080 And I remember that they'd give you a scorecard. 36:09.160 --> 36:13.560 And I was always Martínez the Marvel. I would get a high score every weekend. 36:13.640 --> 36:15.839 It was something else, because at first, 36:15.920 --> 36:19.080 all you want is to play in all the games you can for your club. 36:19.160 --> 36:22.760 Getting the call from the national team to join them, that’s something unique. 36:22.839 --> 36:25.560 Together nobody can stop us, Mostri! 36:25.640 --> 36:27.200 I remember calling my mom 36:27.280 --> 36:29.560 while I was walking from the dorm to the locker room. 36:29.680 --> 36:32.440 And he said to me, "Mom, there's something I have to tell you." 36:32.520 --> 36:35.000 "I got called up by the national team." 36:36.960 --> 36:40.280 That's when I knew, "I'm gonna become a professional player." 36:40.799 --> 36:42.200 I always thought I would, 36:42.280 --> 36:45.080 but that's when I really was able to say, "I'm close." 36:45.160 --> 36:48.799 We were lucky enough to enjoy that together. You know? 36:48.880 --> 36:51.760 It's the kind of thing that stays with you. 36:51.839 --> 36:55.359 When I turned 16, they called me up to the Under-17 team. 36:55.440 --> 36:59.280 I was there Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, basically every month. 36:59.359 --> 37:02.280 Argentina's rising stars face a new challenge. 37:02.359 --> 37:06.080 The South American Under-17 Championship begins for Argentina. 37:07.000 --> 37:10.160 Martínez! 37:10.240 --> 37:13.280 Great save from Independiente's goalkeeper! 37:13.359 --> 37:16.359 They call him Dibu, and he’s a sure thing in goal! 37:19.000 --> 37:22.400 Argentina's young talent shines in the South American Championship. 37:25.400 --> 37:26.799 Emiliano Martínez saves the game! 37:26.880 --> 37:27.839 SOUTH AMERICAN U-17 FINAL 37:27.920 --> 37:32.160 Argentina and Brazil face off for the South American Under-17 tournament. 38:00.160 --> 38:01.319 Hmm. 38:08.080 --> 38:10.680 Way to go, Martínez! He does it again! 38:10.760 --> 38:13.319 What a great performance from Emiliano Martínez! 38:13.400 --> 38:15.160 He had a great performance in Chile, 38:15.240 --> 38:17.280 and that's when people from Arsenal saw him. 38:17.359 --> 38:19.680 They sent someone to watch the tournament. 38:19.760 --> 38:21.920 He was one of the scouts, as they call them. 38:22.560 --> 38:24.200 Dibu, someone's come to see you. 38:27.880 --> 38:29.600 Richard Law, I'm scouting for Arsenal. 38:29.680 --> 38:32.000 Which Arsenal? From Sarandí? 38:32.080 --> 38:35.319 Arsenal Football Club, London… England. 38:35.960 --> 38:38.200 Oh! No way! 38:41.200 --> 38:42.560 When he came out and said, 38:42.640 --> 38:47.080 "Hey, I might go to England for a week for tryouts," we were stunned. 38:47.160 --> 38:50.080 That's when we said, "This is real." 38:50.720 --> 38:53.400 "This could work out. Are you sure this is what you really want?" 38:58.400 --> 39:00.960 Mar del Plata is 400 kilometers away, 39:01.040 --> 39:03.640 but this… is way too far from here! 39:03.720 --> 39:06.000 I won't be able to see them for so long. 39:06.080 --> 39:07.040 Listen to me, kid. 39:07.120 --> 39:09.280 This is an opportunity to change your life, 39:09.359 --> 39:11.120 and your family's as well. 39:12.400 --> 39:14.280 Isn't that what you came looking for? 39:14.799 --> 39:20.040 My dream was, to buy… I guess, to buy a big house 39:20.120 --> 39:23.799 for my parents to live in or to get my dad a new car. 39:25.839 --> 39:28.000 Okay, but we're going together. 39:30.240 --> 39:32.400 And off we went with our suitcases, 39:32.920 --> 39:35.080 with all our hopes and expectations. 39:36.040 --> 39:38.240 LONDON ENGLAND 39:54.120 --> 39:57.200 -Who is that? -He's an Argie. The South American. 39:57.280 --> 39:59.160 Hmm. You're gonna know who I am. 40:06.880 --> 40:08.280 What? Huh? Ha? What? 40:09.240 --> 40:10.640 You won't beat us! 40:10.720 --> 40:12.520 -We'll eat you alive! -Useless, like a sieve! 40:12.600 --> 40:14.200 No presence in the box! 40:14.280 --> 40:16.760 -You suck at penalties! -You're terrible! 40:16.839 --> 40:18.839 -You're stupid! -You're terrible, little kid! 40:18.920 --> 40:22.200 -We'll eat you alive! -You're just useless! Give up! 40:22.280 --> 40:23.359 No! 40:25.080 --> 40:27.160 Yeah! 40:27.760 --> 40:30.040 Uh! Aah! 40:31.080 --> 40:33.400 Ah! Ah. 40:40.440 --> 40:45.680 You did well, but you’ll need to put in a lot more effort. Much more. 40:48.000 --> 40:50.400 And the coach came over, congratulating me, 40:50.480 --> 40:53.000 letting me know Emi was staying in the club. 40:54.720 --> 40:59.000 The Arsenal scout was there, along with the president of Independiente. 40:59.080 --> 41:03.240 They said, "Listen, we have to sell you in order to finish the stadium." 41:03.319 --> 41:05.799 You know, financially, things were tough at home, too. 41:05.880 --> 41:08.280 There's that moment when everything hits you and you just go, 41:08.359 --> 41:12.560 "Oh, God!" But then the offer from Arsenal felt like a godsend. 41:12.640 --> 41:17.120 I think it was around 20 or 25 thousand pounds to sign. 41:17.200 --> 41:20.080 And I just said, "If I sign, do I get the money now?" 41:21.080 --> 41:22.720 It was enough that it covered all expenses. 41:22.799 --> 41:25.160 So we didn't have to sell the truck or the house. 41:25.680 --> 41:29.920 It wasn’t what I hoped, but financially speaking, it made sense. 41:30.680 --> 41:33.760 It was hard in a way because we were going our separate ways, 41:33.839 --> 41:36.400 but for him as a player and a person, 41:36.480 --> 41:39.560 it was an opportunity that he just had to take. 41:42.480 --> 41:45.240 They sent me to live with an English host family 41:45.319 --> 41:47.440 so I could learn the language. 41:47.520 --> 41:49.720 And the culture was really different. 41:49.799 --> 41:52.160 I wasn’t really into partying or anything of the kind. 41:52.240 --> 41:54.080 But at the residence, they were really strict. 41:54.160 --> 41:55.560 We couldn’t do anything. 41:55.640 --> 41:57.120 I played PlayStation at night, 41:57.200 --> 42:01.040 and if I went to the bathroom downstairs around 10:00, they’d be like, "Sh!" 42:01.560 --> 42:03.920 And it was like 9:30, you know? 42:04.000 --> 42:05.680 And I said, "No, I’m not in a prison here." 42:05.760 --> 42:07.560 I told myself, "I’m going back to Argentina." 42:07.640 --> 42:09.680 I grabbed my bag, I was going back to Argentina. 42:09.760 --> 42:13.160 "No, no, wait!" And I stayed six months with my brother in a hotel. 42:13.680 --> 42:16.480 He'd go to practice, come back, and I'd be at the hotel. 42:16.560 --> 42:18.280 We were both in the best shape of our lives 42:18.359 --> 42:20.760 because we trained morning, afternoon, and night. 42:20.839 --> 42:22.480 That’s basically all we did. 42:22.560 --> 42:23.760 Yeah, we got really ripped. 42:23.839 --> 42:28.480 His brother truly was… like his teammate, his best friend. 42:28.560 --> 42:29.960 He really was everything to him. 42:30.040 --> 42:32.440 And then, when I turned 18, 42:32.520 --> 42:34.760 I was able to rent my own apartment. 42:35.400 --> 42:39.000 I ended up in England to really become financially stable. 42:39.080 --> 42:41.160 For the first time in my life. 42:44.920 --> 42:49.960 It felt like a spaceship, gray, huge, perfect. It was scary. 42:50.960 --> 42:55.280 Even the bench scared me. Even the cold here felt different. 42:58.200 --> 43:01.640 He always had the misfortune of having international stars ahead of him. 43:20.839 --> 43:22.440 Hmm. 43:22.520 --> 43:26.319 He’d tell me where he was going and what he… had to deal with. 43:26.400 --> 43:29.440 Like getting relegated or battling to stay up. 43:29.520 --> 43:32.240 You’re at Arsenal, and then you get loaned out. 43:32.319 --> 43:33.680 For a player, that’s not easy. 43:33.760 --> 43:34.839 As time went on, 43:34.920 --> 43:37.000 he wanted to be the national team’s goalkeeper. 43:37.080 --> 43:38.359 But the chance wasn't coming. 43:38.440 --> 43:41.040 Because he needed to play, and he just wasn’t playing. 43:41.120 --> 43:43.720 In soccer, it feels like you’re getting jerked around. 43:43.799 --> 43:46.440 But he was planting the seeds of the strength he'd need 43:46.520 --> 43:48.440 when his time came. 43:48.520 --> 43:51.600 I saw my brother practice, and he was always a beast. 43:51.680 --> 43:54.000 I didn't understand why he wasn't getting a chance. 43:55.040 --> 43:57.839 Oh, you poor thing. Are you tired, Emi? 43:57.920 --> 43:59.120 What, you thought just saying, 43:59.200 --> 44:03.440 "Okay," "good morning," "good afternoon" was enough to make you somebody here? 44:03.520 --> 44:06.600 You've still got a lot of work to do! I don't think you'll make it. 44:07.120 --> 44:09.640 All of a sudden, it's feeling quite heavy, isn't it? 44:11.280 --> 44:13.680 The days were long, and gray. 44:13.760 --> 44:16.960 It rained all the time. And I just never played. 44:17.480 --> 44:20.680 I was always on the bench or getting sent out on loan. 44:20.760 --> 44:23.319 "Why don’t I get an opportunity if I’m training well?" 44:25.560 --> 44:27.839 Competing, practicing, being alone, traveling. 44:27.920 --> 44:29.080 I can handle that. 44:29.160 --> 44:32.960 But not being able to play… was something I just couldn't deal with. 44:33.040 --> 44:35.440 I think he grew mentally stronger over time. 44:35.520 --> 44:38.520 On the field, no doubt, because he never once stopped training. 44:39.040 --> 44:41.879 He was always a beast in that way, particularly in training. 44:41.960 --> 44:45.440 The most important thing was that he trusted himself. 44:46.520 --> 44:50.799 Believing in, you know, your strengths, in what you do right, 44:50.879 --> 44:53.000 and fixing the mistakes which we all make. 44:53.080 --> 44:55.600 That was largely thanks to the help of a psychologist. 44:55.680 --> 44:58.319 And I can tell you, it was the right thing for me. 44:58.400 --> 45:02.400 It's something that I'd really never… I'd never considered it in the past. 45:02.480 --> 45:04.920 But I wasn't afraid to say, "Look, I really need this." 45:05.000 --> 45:09.600 And then, at one point, he finally met Mandinha. 45:09.680 --> 45:12.799 Since he was alone there, he'd always eat… at a restaurant. 45:12.879 --> 45:16.000 We’d go there to eat. The food was good and they spoke Spanish. 45:16.080 --> 45:17.359 I didn’t speak a word of English. 45:17.440 --> 45:21.080 It turns out that the restaurant was actually owned by Mandinha’s family. 45:24.400 --> 45:25.720 The restaurant was called Nelitos. 45:25.799 --> 45:26.680 WIFE 45:26.760 --> 45:28.319 And it was located in North London. 45:28.400 --> 45:32.799 That's where I had bought my apartment, and Emi… lived on the same street. 45:38.280 --> 45:41.560 What? No way! Seriously! 45:51.120 --> 45:53.560 How's that possible? I didn't do anything. 45:53.640 --> 45:55.400 I didn't touch the switch. 46:13.920 --> 46:16.799 Uh, excuse me. Do you happen to know the girl in the photo? 46:16.879 --> 46:18.760 Sure, that's Mandinha, the owner's daughter. 46:24.839 --> 46:29.319 Well, she was the owner’s daughter, and I don’t know, nothing really happened. 46:32.440 --> 46:34.200 Hello, do you need anything? 46:34.280 --> 46:35.799 A couple of teas, please. 46:41.080 --> 46:43.440 I remember clearly, there was a specific week 46:43.520 --> 46:46.600 when I kept seeing her every single day in central Enfield. 46:46.680 --> 46:48.319 I'd go to a coffee shop, and he’d be there. 46:48.400 --> 46:50.760 I’d stop by the restaurant, and he’d be there. 46:50.839 --> 46:52.680 That whole week, he was always there. 46:52.760 --> 46:55.760 I don’t know why or how, but I think it was destiny. 46:55.839 --> 46:58.120 Of course. Yes, yes, don't worry. 47:00.560 --> 47:01.600 That's how it was. 47:01.680 --> 47:05.200 And I saw him so many times that I ended up asking his friend, 47:05.280 --> 47:08.600 "Hey, listen, I've now seen Emi several times, 47:08.680 --> 47:11.600 but every time he sees me, he just looks down." 47:11.680 --> 47:13.200 "He doesn't even look at me." 47:13.280 --> 47:16.400 He knew me! I mean, he'd known me for years already. 47:20.799 --> 47:21.960 Hmm? Huh? 47:22.040 --> 47:23.359 And at one point, she said to me, 47:23.440 --> 47:26.440 "Hey, I saw you every day, but you didn't even say hi." 47:26.520 --> 47:28.640 Ah! 47:28.720 --> 47:31.400 I knew he was from Argentina, and I thought, 47:31.480 --> 47:35.440 "That's odd. South Americans are usually very friendly." Like, "Hi there!" 47:38.600 --> 47:40.080 Hmm? 47:43.440 --> 47:45.799 Mmm… 47:49.040 --> 47:51.160 -Oh! -Hmm. 47:53.920 --> 47:58.200 And then one day, I got a message from Emi saying, "Listen, I'm not rude." 47:58.280 --> 48:01.839 "I'm just really shy." And that's how it all started. 48:15.200 --> 48:18.120 Uh, excuse me. Please forgive me. 48:18.200 --> 48:20.359 Um, but I wanted to ask you 48:20.440 --> 48:24.520 if you'd like to go out for a coffee someday. 48:25.040 --> 48:27.120 Yeah, I would love that. 48:30.120 --> 48:31.960 That's when we started dating. 48:36.839 --> 48:40.400 Then he told us later, "Hey, guys, I’m dating an amazing girl." 48:40.480 --> 48:43.839 "She’s actually from here. From London. Her parents are Latin as well." 48:43.920 --> 48:46.879 "Her mom’s Brazilian and her dad’s Portuguese 48:48.359 --> 48:51.319 To be honest, I have no idea how we communicated 48:51.400 --> 48:53.400 because he did not speak English." 48:54.040 --> 48:56.280 She helped me learn English really well. 48:57.359 --> 49:01.640 Mandinha… was obviously a great support system for me in England. 49:01.720 --> 49:05.560 She was my partner… my friend. 49:05.640 --> 49:07.879 I don't think I would have put up with, 49:08.480 --> 49:10.280 or even gotten to where I am here in England 49:10.359 --> 49:12.120 if it hadn't been for her as well. 49:14.839 --> 49:18.400 When you're far away from home and alone, problems always come up. 49:18.480 --> 49:20.359 It always affects your game. 49:24.040 --> 49:26.839 Arsenal will be seeking another title. 49:26.920 --> 49:30.920 A stunning goal! What a triumph for Arsenal. 49:31.000 --> 49:33.640 Is champion of England twice this year. 49:33.720 --> 49:37.359 Woo-hoo! You can do it, Emi! 49:39.560 --> 49:40.400 Hmm. 49:42.120 --> 49:45.400 When I met Emi, he was at Arsenal, but he wasn't playing. 49:45.480 --> 49:50.839 There were times when he… practically lost his… his passion and drive for soccer. 49:59.200 --> 50:02.200 Hey, you. Listen to me. You know what they're saying about you? 50:02.280 --> 50:05.680 That you're their long-term project. 50:10.680 --> 50:13.960 Hey! The first-team goalkeeper is way better than you! 50:14.040 --> 50:17.160 And he doesn’t even have a little switch to turn on or off! 50:18.319 --> 50:20.560 When I was saying, "I'll just go back to Independiente." 50:20.640 --> 50:21.960 "I'm not gonna make it," 50:22.040 --> 50:24.480 was the lowest point of my professional career. 50:24.560 --> 50:27.080 We went through some really hard years… 50:27.720 --> 50:29.960 for him, in… in regards to soccer. 50:30.040 --> 50:32.520 And she was always, always a great help to me. 50:32.600 --> 50:35.000 When I was down, she'd always say, "No, no." 50:35.080 --> 50:37.120 Or when I was too upbeat, "No, no." 50:37.200 --> 50:40.120 There were moments in life when Emi… I don't know, was down, 50:40.200 --> 50:41.280 and didn't wanna play. 50:41.359 --> 50:44.480 And I said to him, "It is your job, you have to play." 50:44.560 --> 50:48.120 She's a very down-to-earth girl from a really great family. 50:48.200 --> 50:51.760 For me, as an elite soccer player, it's very clear that our partners are 50:51.839 --> 50:54.160 a huge part of the reason we are successful, 50:54.240 --> 50:56.879 because it's ultimately about teamwork. 51:00.560 --> 51:01.600 Mm. 51:01.680 --> 51:03.720 Are you ready for dinner with my parents tonight? 51:03.799 --> 51:06.480 You're not gonna tell me you're feeling shy again, right ? 51:06.560 --> 51:10.440 Uh, no, It's just that I need to tell you something. 51:10.520 --> 51:13.600 But now? Don't you freak me out. 51:14.120 --> 51:15.799 I need to tell you something about me. 51:15.879 --> 51:18.240 Uh, I don't really know how to say this. 51:18.319 --> 51:21.720 Um, it's what made me a goalkeeper and brought me here. 51:21.799 --> 51:24.120 But I haven't been able to do it for a while. 51:30.480 --> 51:31.600 Oh! 51:31.680 --> 51:33.200 Ah! 51:34.200 --> 51:35.640 Yeah-ha-ha! 51:39.920 --> 51:42.520 Emi, the superpower you're talking about 51:42.600 --> 51:46.319 that lets you know what's about to happen just a second before it does, 51:46.399 --> 51:51.000 what actually makes you so great is right here and here. All right? 51:52.120 --> 51:54.480 The switch wasn't there to begin with. 51:55.000 --> 51:57.440 It's all you. It's always been you. 52:12.640 --> 52:13.839 Oh! 52:21.760 --> 52:23.319 -Hmm. -Huh? 52:26.440 --> 52:27.839 It's always been me. 52:36.280 --> 52:40.560 Look who's back! It's the long-term project. 52:40.640 --> 52:43.240 You're lucky in love, but unlucky on the field, huh? 52:43.319 --> 52:44.960 Ooh! 52:45.040 --> 52:46.480 "I'm so in love." 52:46.560 --> 52:48.560 Hey, you! Hah! Ow! 52:48.640 --> 52:51.080 Stop it! Stop it! People are asleep downstairs! Ow! 52:52.080 --> 52:54.839 Tomorrow my story changes. And yours as well! 52:55.680 --> 52:59.520 No! 52:59.600 --> 53:03.640 Being a goalkeeper is very unforgiving, and you have to wait for opportunities. 53:03.720 --> 53:06.280 It's different to a striker who can come on for three minutes 53:06.359 --> 53:09.560 and… score a tap-in, and suddenly it’s, "Wow, what an amazing striker." 53:09.640 --> 53:13.000 As a goalkeeper, you either wait for an injury or you have to be outstanding. 53:13.680 --> 53:16.600 And I was doing really well… at practice. 53:16.680 --> 53:19.920 It was the opportunity I had to show what I could do. 53:20.000 --> 53:22.480 Aimed in towards Kelechi Iheanacho… 53:22.560 --> 53:24.640 Just gone straight at the goalkeeper. 53:24.720 --> 53:26.520 This looks like it has potential 53:26.600 --> 53:29.359 to be a very serious injury for Bernd Leno. 53:29.440 --> 53:34.600 And the Arsenal substitute goalkeeper, Emi Martínez, is getting ready. 53:34.680 --> 53:36.560 So the ball didn't do him too many favors, 53:36.640 --> 53:39.760 but he still brought it back for Salah who's got time to take a touch. 53:39.839 --> 53:42.240 People who reach that level on the world stage do so 53:42.319 --> 53:44.120 because there’s something different about them. 53:44.200 --> 53:46.920 What makes him unique is that he reads the person in front of him. 53:47.000 --> 53:49.160 The personality of whoever’s taking the shot. 53:49.240 --> 53:51.280 …matched by the save from Martínez! 53:51.359 --> 53:53.120 He's definitely got a sixth sense. 53:53.200 --> 53:56.600 The way I see it is that when he's in the goal, he grows, 53:56.680 --> 54:00.240 as if he were about to transform into a superhero. 54:00.760 --> 54:02.799 Harry Kane has got himself… 54:02.879 --> 54:05.040 It’s like something clicked in him, and from then on, 54:05.120 --> 54:06.280 he took off and never stopped. 54:06.359 --> 54:10.720 Near post, Walters. Diouf. Flag's up. That is an outstanding stop. 54:10.799 --> 54:14.399 I'd say that competition gave me more than talent ever did, to be honest. 54:14.480 --> 54:17.680 'Cause I've always been talented at soccer, it's always been my thing. 54:17.760 --> 54:19.640 My dad always said I had some kind of magic. 54:19.720 --> 54:22.879 Emi always had something special that lit him up like magic. 54:22.960 --> 54:25.319 There was always a stretch, or a block, or a save. 54:25.399 --> 54:31.440 There are thousands of talented people, but…. only a few of them… make sacrifices. 54:31.520 --> 54:33.000 He’s always been that way. 54:33.080 --> 54:35.920 As the years went by, being so far from his roots, 54:36.000 --> 54:39.319 therapy did help him a lot because it’s not easy. 54:40.040 --> 54:42.640 I think what changed everything was Santi. 54:45.799 --> 54:49.560 When Santi was born, I told myself that would be my last loan. 54:52.640 --> 54:54.240 It was something that drove me. 54:54.319 --> 54:57.600 I’ve always been driven by goals. And my goal was clear. 54:57.680 --> 55:01.200 I couldn’t keep going from place to place, from one loan to another. 55:03.120 --> 55:04.359 Ah! 55:06.120 --> 55:09.040 My nephew was born during the World Cup, right in the middle. 55:09.120 --> 55:12.240 We qualified for the round of 16 and being the fan that I am, 55:12.319 --> 55:15.000 I kept saying, "I wanna go! I wanna go to the World Cup." 55:15.080 --> 55:16.600 And I said, "Let's go then." 55:16.680 --> 55:19.799 And we went because I wasn't playing much anyway. 55:19.879 --> 55:23.399 So we went to Russia, just the two of us, together. 55:24.839 --> 55:28.160 And we jinxed it, 'cause we lost that game. It was awful. 55:28.240 --> 55:32.040 Argentina once again has been eliminated from the World Cup. 55:32.120 --> 55:34.040 Next time will be the one. 55:34.120 --> 55:36.160 I saw the goalkeeper and I couldn't understand 55:36.240 --> 55:37.839 why my brother wasn't there. 55:38.399 --> 55:40.240 And I knew Emi had everything it took. 55:40.319 --> 55:43.040 And in his mind, he knew he should be there. 55:43.120 --> 55:45.760 Next World Cup, I’ll be the one in goal. For sure. 55:45.839 --> 55:48.920 And that became my focus over… the next four years, 55:49.000 --> 55:51.960 to become the starting goalkeeper at the World Cup in Qatar. 55:53.000 --> 55:56.319 In the club locker room, he always keeps a piece of paper 55:56.399 --> 56:00.319 with a list of what he wants to achieve during that season. 56:00.399 --> 56:02.799 And he's always able to make it happen. 56:03.319 --> 56:04.160 Always. 56:04.240 --> 56:07.040 Arsenal going for their 14th FA Cup title. 56:07.120 --> 56:09.920 A shot here from Mason Mount. The first save. 56:10.000 --> 56:13.040 Martínez at full stretch, magnificent! 56:13.120 --> 56:16.080 Once again, underlines his quality between the posts. 56:18.000 --> 56:21.520 What a stop from the Argentine Martínez! 56:33.080 --> 56:35.560 It's been a long fight for you to get in this side. 56:35.640 --> 56:38.879 A decade in its entirety to get here. 56:38.960 --> 56:40.280 You're chosen for the final. 56:40.359 --> 56:44.160 And now you and your family can celebrate winning this FA Cup, 56:44.240 --> 56:46.160 largely thanks to this man on your left-hand side. 56:46.240 --> 56:47.080 Thank you. 56:47.160 --> 56:49.120 If you can put it into words, we'd love for you to. 56:49.200 --> 56:51.440 I asked him before the game, "You gonna win us the game?" 56:51.520 --> 56:53.280 "Because you're the captain." 56:53.359 --> 56:55.040 And he did it. Um… 56:55.120 --> 56:58.799 -And regarding my family, I can't talk. -Great respect for this man. 57:01.399 --> 57:03.200 For the first time, he had done it, 57:03.280 --> 57:06.520 winning a title at Wembley, one of England’s most iconic stadiums. 57:07.200 --> 57:11.200 It lifted a weight off his shoulders. He was so close to the national team. 57:11.280 --> 57:13.799 It gave him a chance to apply some pressure, so to speak. 57:14.399 --> 57:17.520 At the national team level, they saw a keeper who was quick, 57:17.600 --> 57:19.359 and always in the right place. 57:19.440 --> 57:23.359 But well, the reality was… that was Armani's spot. 57:23.879 --> 57:25.200 How could you drop Armani? 57:25.279 --> 57:28.520 It was impossible. It’s like coming in behind Messi. 57:28.600 --> 57:29.960 How do you drop Messi? 57:30.040 --> 57:31.919 Martín Tocalli, the goalkeeping coach… 57:32.000 --> 57:33.120 ARGENTINE NATIONAL TEAM COACH 57:33.200 --> 57:34.879 knew him from having coached him before. 57:34.960 --> 57:36.839 He always knew what he was made of. 57:36.919 --> 57:39.879 And now it was just about playing regularly for his club, 57:39.960 --> 57:43.200 gaining that consistency and truly believing in himself. 57:43.279 --> 57:44.759 Is he unlike the others? Yes. 57:44.839 --> 57:46.319 His mindset is what sets him apart. 57:46.399 --> 57:47.960 GOALKEEPING COACH ARGENTINE NATIONAL TEAM 57:48.040 --> 57:49.359 That journey made him stronger. 57:49.440 --> 57:52.359 Franco and Gonzalo won't be able to travel 57:52.879 --> 57:56.080 because their PCR test results are still coming back positive. 57:56.160 --> 57:59.960 We're going to play with Emiliano Martínez. 58:00.040 --> 58:03.319 The level Emiliano's been performing at really speaks for itself, 58:03.399 --> 58:05.160 and this could be his chance. 58:08.799 --> 58:10.720 At that time when Scaloni 58:11.919 --> 58:17.240 mentioned Emi, and said… he was gonna be the goalkeeper of the national team… 58:19.040 --> 58:23.879 I was at home by myself and I went to the park with my maté. 58:25.839 --> 58:28.839 And thought back to everything he had done as a kid. 58:38.640 --> 58:40.160 MARTÍNEZ CHOSEN FOR NATIONAL TEAM KEEPER 58:40.240 --> 58:41.879 Why did Scaloni choose this guy? 58:41.960 --> 58:42.799 SAFE HANDS IN GOAL? 58:42.879 --> 58:45.600 Are we going to win the Copa América with an unknown keeper? 58:45.680 --> 58:46.520 WHO IS THIS LOSER? 58:46.600 --> 58:47.440 Very odd. 58:47.520 --> 58:50.160 Guy said, "If you don’t have cable, you've no idea where he plays." 58:50.240 --> 58:51.399 I'm like, "You don’t follow soccer." 58:51.480 --> 58:53.080 I find it hard to believe 58:53.600 --> 58:55.799 that a journalist wouldn’t do their homework 58:55.879 --> 58:59.120 on the person they’re going to… talk about. 58:59.720 --> 59:00.960 Hey! 59:01.040 --> 59:04.720 Hey! Don't you look the other way! I'm talking to you! 59:04.799 --> 59:07.680 You're just a long-term project, you know? 59:07.759 --> 59:10.399 Even if you think you don't use that little switch anymore! 59:13.520 --> 59:15.919 I wasn’t new to the Argentina national team. 59:16.000 --> 59:19.480 But to the public, to the fans, I was completely new to them. 59:19.560 --> 59:21.040 For me, joining the national team 59:21.120 --> 59:23.359 felt like going back to the AFA training ground 59:23.440 --> 59:24.879 back when I was 14. 59:40.040 --> 59:43.359 When Emi started playing for Argentina, he had three numbers. 59:43.440 --> 59:45.799 He had always used number 26. 59:45.879 --> 59:48.240 He was like, "Oh, 26 isn't available." 59:48.319 --> 59:49.520 He was so upset about it. 59:49.600 --> 59:53.720 And I told him, "Wait a minute, what other numbers are there?" 59:53.799 --> 59:55.720 He said number 13 was still available, 59:55.799 --> 59:58.839 and some other number I can't remember and number 23. 59:58.919 --> 01:00:03.000 And I said to him, "Hey, Emi, Santi was born on the 23rd." 01:00:03.080 --> 01:00:04.680 "Oh! That's right! Gotta go!" 01:00:04.759 --> 01:00:07.759 And he hung up the phone and went to claim number 23. 01:00:07.839 --> 01:00:10.879 But it was obvious it had to be 23, of course! 01:00:11.960 --> 01:00:13.680 The Copa América is underway! 01:00:13.759 --> 01:00:18.680 Argentina looks to reach another final! It's been 28 years! Will they finally win? 01:00:19.560 --> 01:00:22.399 A lifetime of work came down to five or six games. 01:00:23.240 --> 01:00:27.120 Chile advances. Goal threat… Martínez is there! Martínez! 01:00:27.200 --> 01:00:28.480 Great character, 01:00:28.560 --> 01:00:31.359 showing Scaloni's strength in the national team goal. 01:00:33.160 --> 01:00:35.040 When he went to the Copa América, 01:00:35.120 --> 01:00:37.520 it was the same year I was pregnant with our daughter. 01:00:37.600 --> 01:00:39.279 My wife was pregnant at the time. 01:00:39.359 --> 01:00:42.279 And of course, I wanted to be there when our daughter was born. 01:00:42.799 --> 01:00:44.799 I did not want to watch any games at all. 01:00:44.879 --> 01:00:48.359 Not a single one. I was just so upset that he wasn't there. 01:00:48.440 --> 01:00:51.359 "With everything going on with the virus, I can’t go." 01:00:52.600 --> 01:00:55.399 In that moment, when he told me he wouldn’t make it, 01:00:55.480 --> 01:00:56.839 that it wasn't possible, 01:00:56.919 --> 01:01:00.000 that's when I thought to myself, "Okay, It's not gonna happen." 01:01:00.080 --> 01:01:01.960 "I'm gonna be fine and that's that." 01:01:02.040 --> 01:01:05.359 She was born two days before the Ecuador game. 01:01:05.440 --> 01:01:08.799 My dad and brother said to me, "She's our good luck charm." 01:01:10.399 --> 01:01:12.680 He watched her birth through a tablet. 01:01:13.200 --> 01:01:15.359 That's how he saw Ava for the first time. 01:01:17.640 --> 01:01:21.960 Not being there in that moment, so far away… it was really tough. 01:01:22.040 --> 01:01:26.080 I told him, "You have to win. If you don’t, this was all for nothing." 01:01:26.160 --> 01:01:27.160 "You understand?" 01:01:27.240 --> 01:01:28.200 QUARTER-FINALS 01:01:28.279 --> 01:01:30.200 Two days later, I played the game, 01:01:30.279 --> 01:01:32.759 and was like, "There’s no way you’re scoring on me." 01:01:38.319 --> 01:01:40.200 That’s when he really grew as a player. 01:01:40.279 --> 01:01:42.200 He developed well and matured a lot. 01:01:42.279 --> 01:01:45.600 He made the national team, and everything just fell into place. 01:01:45.680 --> 01:01:47.359 Then, against Colombia. 01:01:48.960 --> 01:01:52.600 Argentina and Colombia go to penalties to decide who makes the final. 01:01:54.040 --> 01:01:56.680 When it comes to penalty shootouts, I've always said 01:01:56.759 --> 01:02:00.680 that with my height and my leg strength, I know well that if I choose the side, 01:02:00.759 --> 01:02:02.640 there's an 80% chance that I'll save it. 01:02:02.720 --> 01:02:03.799 It's not 50-50. 01:02:03.879 --> 01:02:06.000 If I choose the correct side, it's 80%. 01:02:08.040 --> 01:02:11.040 The penalty shootout is now tied one to one. 01:02:13.359 --> 01:02:19.000 Sánchez! It's Dibu! Dibu Martínez! Martínez! Martínez! 01:02:19.080 --> 01:02:22.399 You can see he doesn’t mess with everyone the same way. 01:02:22.480 --> 01:02:25.319 With some players, he takes it very seriously, as he should. 01:02:25.399 --> 01:02:27.040 With others, he teases them a bit 01:02:27.120 --> 01:02:29.520 to throw them off and shake their confidence. 01:02:29.600 --> 01:02:31.919 -You're laughing 'cause you're nervous. -Yeah. 01:02:32.000 --> 01:02:33.720 You're nervous You put it on the wrong spot! 01:02:33.799 --> 01:02:36.919 -No, it's the penalty spot. -Sure, play dumb. I know you man. 01:02:37.000 --> 01:02:41.480 There were no fans in the stadium, but for the player taking the penalty, 01:02:41.560 --> 01:02:43.000 it’s still extra pressure. 01:02:43.080 --> 01:02:47.000 You can hear him talking to you, and right up until you kick the ball, 01:02:47.080 --> 01:02:48.440 he’s still in your ear. 01:02:48.520 --> 01:02:50.960 I'll save it anyway. I'm gonna eat you alive, bro. 01:02:51.040 --> 01:02:52.000 I'm gonna eat you alive! 01:02:52.080 --> 01:02:57.200 And Martínez saves it! It's Dibu once again! The great Dibu! 01:02:57.720 --> 01:02:59.720 You know how many penalties I’ve taken against him? 01:02:59.799 --> 01:03:02.200 He'd say the same as he did to the Colombians. 01:03:02.799 --> 01:03:04.440 He competed with me about dishes. 01:03:04.520 --> 01:03:07.160 Imagine him defending 46 million Argentinians. 01:03:07.240 --> 01:03:08.399 No way that ball was going in. 01:03:10.080 --> 01:03:13.560 I think it was just something that came out in that moment 01:03:13.640 --> 01:03:20.120 because, both to us and for him, saving the ball is like scoring a goal. 01:03:20.200 --> 01:03:22.319 If he saves, we're in the final. 01:03:22.399 --> 01:03:28.319 Cardona! Dibu! This is incredible! Unbelievable! Martínez! 01:03:28.399 --> 01:03:30.279 That's where he shows up… as Dibu. 01:03:30.359 --> 01:03:34.560 Argentina! Argentina is in the Copa América final! 01:03:35.440 --> 01:03:37.839 That's when he really… began stepping up 01:03:37.919 --> 01:03:40.080 and making a huge difference for us. 01:03:40.600 --> 01:03:46.160 Let's go, Argentina We're gonna win 01:03:46.240 --> 01:03:50.839 Well, to be honest, it's a unique time for myself and my family. 01:03:50.919 --> 01:03:56.480 I became a dad again just four days ago… and I still haven't met my daughter. 01:03:56.560 --> 01:04:01.240 I'm here chasing a dream of winning a title with the national team. 01:04:01.759 --> 01:04:04.359 Yeah. It was a very difficult time for the family. 01:04:04.439 --> 01:04:07.439 Imagine for him, being so far away, not seeing his daughter, 01:04:07.520 --> 01:04:08.759 not being able to touch her. 01:04:08.839 --> 01:04:10.200 And it's not just that. 01:04:10.279 --> 01:04:13.040 Ava was born and it took three whole weeks before he was even able… 01:04:13.120 --> 01:04:14.399 JULY 2021 01:04:14.480 --> 01:04:15.919 to hold her. 01:04:17.839 --> 01:04:21.359 It's now or never against Brazil. Come on, Argentina! 01:04:21.439 --> 01:04:23.960 He knew he was gonna save everything that came his way. 01:04:24.040 --> 01:04:25.919 There was nothing else in his mind. 01:04:26.000 --> 01:04:28.919 The thought was, "I'm gonna be the one." 01:04:29.000 --> 01:04:30.720 Brazil looking for the equalizer. 01:04:30.799 --> 01:04:33.560 Neymar… cross into the box. Cleared away! 01:04:37.839 --> 01:04:41.520 Impressive save from Martínez! What's happening is absolutely wild! 01:04:41.600 --> 01:04:43.399 It finally happened! 01:04:43.480 --> 01:04:44.480 Twenty-eight years later, 01:04:44.560 --> 01:04:46.680 the Argentina national team finally wins a title! 01:04:46.759 --> 01:04:48.720 AFTER 28 YEARS, ARGENTINA CHAMPION OF AMERICA AGAIN 01:04:48.799 --> 01:04:51.279 As he said before the game in the pep talk, 01:04:51.359 --> 01:04:54.799 Dibu didn’t get to hold his daughter, but the sacrifice paid off. 01:04:54.879 --> 01:04:57.480 Dibu got to lift the Cup and Argentina can say it again! 01:04:57.560 --> 01:04:59.279 We're champions! 01:04:59.359 --> 01:05:02.839 "See, we won the Copa América thanks to our baby girl," she said. 01:05:02.919 --> 01:05:09.200 It was a very difficult time… but at least they won. It's done. 01:05:14.919 --> 01:05:16.879 Daddy! 01:05:16.960 --> 01:05:19.000 Hi, sweetie! I missed you so much. 01:05:19.080 --> 01:05:21.879 Come here, give me a big kiss and an even bigger hug. 01:05:21.960 --> 01:05:24.919 Now, every time I see her, I go around telling everyone in Argentina, 01:05:25.000 --> 01:05:27.120 "She brought us the Copa América." 01:05:29.080 --> 01:05:30.319 Hey! 01:05:36.919 --> 01:05:40.799 Once I became number one and was set to play in the World Cup, 01:05:40.879 --> 01:05:43.680 I focused on what I had to improve to win it. 01:05:43.759 --> 01:05:47.279 But I didn't say, "I'm going to win the next World Cup in Qatar, 01:05:47.359 --> 01:05:49.200 being Argentina's star man." 01:05:49.279 --> 01:05:52.040 No, I have my process, but I’m not clueless. 01:05:52.120 --> 01:05:54.319 I know every process has its own story. 01:05:54.399 --> 01:05:57.120 A new dream begins. Here we are in Qatar. 01:05:57.200 --> 01:05:58.160 FIFA WORLD CUP 01:05:58.240 --> 01:06:01.000 Two teams chasing the same dream. 01:06:04.080 --> 01:06:06.600 Another perfectly placed shot. What a goal! 01:06:06.680 --> 01:06:08.520 Real disappointment for Argentina. 01:06:08.600 --> 01:06:11.080 Saudi Arabia two, Argentina one. 01:06:11.160 --> 01:06:13.839 I remember the silence in the locker room after the game. 01:06:13.919 --> 01:06:16.000 All you could hear was the equipment manager 01:06:16.080 --> 01:06:19.520 picking up the boots, the sound of the studs on the ground. 01:06:19.600 --> 01:06:24.600 That's something I still remember clearly, like it's still playing in slow motion. 01:06:24.680 --> 01:06:29.600 24 HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH AGAINST MEXICO 01:06:31.560 --> 01:06:33.960 Two-zero against them, two-zero. 01:06:34.040 --> 01:06:37.560 Remember… remember it. Best at the World Cup. 01:06:38.600 --> 01:06:39.919 ARGENTINA WINS GROUP AND QUALIFIES 01:06:40.000 --> 01:06:43.319 After victory against Mexico, Argentina beat Poland two-zero, 01:06:43.399 --> 01:06:44.839 and won their group. 01:06:44.919 --> 01:06:46.839 They say warriors are forged through hardship, 01:06:46.919 --> 01:06:48.439 and I think we became stronger. 01:06:48.520 --> 01:06:51.279 FIFA WORLD CUP - QUARTER-FINAL ARGENTINA VS. NETHERLANDS 01:06:51.359 --> 01:06:52.720 Van Dijk! 01:06:52.799 --> 01:06:56.919 And Dibu! Dibu! Dibu Martinez! He is simply phenomenal! 01:06:57.000 --> 01:07:00.520 And he got even bigger, if that was even possible. 01:07:00.600 --> 01:07:02.680 Dibu, Dibu, Dibu Martínez! 01:07:02.759 --> 01:07:05.680 He saved it! He did it again! He is spectacular! 01:07:05.759 --> 01:07:08.919 When you have a keeper like that, it gives you confidence. 01:07:09.000 --> 01:07:13.000 Messi’s team is now one of the top four teams in the world. 01:07:13.080 --> 01:07:15.919 Hugs, tears, you know? We were like two little kids. 01:07:16.000 --> 01:07:17.879 "You did it again. You helped us once more." 01:07:17.960 --> 01:07:20.960 And the ending feels sweeter when something good happens. 01:07:21.040 --> 01:07:23.160 ARGENTINA BEATS NETHERLANDS ON PENALTIES, REACHES SEMIFINAL 01:07:23.240 --> 01:07:25.319 The dream is alive! Getting so much closer! 01:07:25.399 --> 01:07:27.279 Why is Argentina in the semifinals? 01:07:27.359 --> 01:07:29.879 'Cause we've got guts. We've got so much heart. 01:07:29.960 --> 01:07:32.680 And we're doing it… for 45 million people. 01:07:33.080 --> 01:07:33.960 LET'S GO FOR THE THIRD 01:07:34.040 --> 01:07:37.359 Argentina routed Croatia three-zero and is in the final. 01:07:38.720 --> 01:07:39.600 FIFA WORLD CUP - FINAL 01:07:39.680 --> 01:07:41.600 The most important match 01:07:41.680 --> 01:07:44.120 of the last 36 years for the Argentine national team. 01:07:44.200 --> 01:07:47.120 Argentina put the World Cup on the line against France. 01:07:47.200 --> 01:07:49.839 We were in control, two-zero up in the final, everyone happy. 01:07:49.919 --> 01:07:52.960 And suddenly, like it always does with Argentines, a wave hit us. 01:07:53.040 --> 01:07:56.560 Mbappé! Goal for France! 01:07:56.640 --> 01:07:59.399 Mbappé makes it level with a superb goal! 01:07:59.480 --> 01:08:02.720 And suddenly, Argentina are really under pressure. 01:08:03.759 --> 01:08:05.399 I can't believe this. 01:08:05.480 --> 01:08:06.879 Talk about suffering, huh? 01:08:06.960 --> 01:08:11.439 Argentinians always have to suffer! Well, that's… how it is. 01:08:11.520 --> 01:08:14.640 The last minute of the game felt supernormal. 01:08:14.720 --> 01:08:15.839 Nothing out of the ordinary. 01:08:15.919 --> 01:08:20.000 123rd minute of extra time, it’s the last play of the match, 01:08:20.080 --> 01:08:22.200 and it’s France’s ball. 01:08:22.279 --> 01:08:24.840 Otamendi clears it. Konaté at the back…look! 01:08:24.920 --> 01:08:27.800 Otamendi misses, and Kolo Muani shoots! 01:08:27.880 --> 01:08:31.200 From the moment it fell to Otamendi, I don’t know if I had one or two seconds. 01:08:31.279 --> 01:08:33.000 It was the moment of the match, 01:08:33.080 --> 01:08:35.080 the World Cup on the line for France. 01:08:35.160 --> 01:08:37.880 I just froze, though I saw it. 01:08:39.599 --> 01:08:42.560 I could hear people screaming and jumping all around me. 01:08:42.639 --> 01:08:45.599 I just stood there like a statue. No reaction whatsoever. 01:08:53.240 --> 01:08:55.120 I didn’t come flying out to close him down 01:08:55.200 --> 01:08:56.760 because he would've chipped me. 01:08:56.840 --> 01:08:58.240 I didn’t go back either. 01:08:58.319 --> 01:09:00.599 If I lost control of it, he could've slipped it to Mbappé. 01:09:00.679 --> 01:09:02.960 So I stayed right in the middle, put him under pressure, 01:09:03.040 --> 01:09:05.080 and forced him to take the shot. 01:09:17.960 --> 01:09:19.200 I already told you. 01:09:19.279 --> 01:09:22.359 I'm the one who decides if you become the hero or the villain. 01:09:32.479 --> 01:09:35.240 The ball hit me here where the star is. 01:09:35.319 --> 01:09:38.120 A little higher, and it would have deflected and gone in. 01:09:38.200 --> 01:09:41.720 Four years later, you’re left feeling like an idiot. You know? 01:09:46.120 --> 01:09:48.920 I believe it’s the best save in history 01:09:49.520 --> 01:09:50.720 because of the context. 01:09:50.800 --> 01:09:56.120 It’s the World Cup, it’s a final, it’s the 123rd minute of extra time, 01:09:56.200 --> 01:09:58.160 and the way Emiliano handled it. 01:09:58.240 --> 01:10:01.120 I dare to say something like that because I’m convinced it’s true. 01:10:02.280 --> 01:10:06.160 After thinking about it, a save is just like a goal, am I right? 01:10:06.240 --> 01:10:08.320 Muah! 01:10:08.400 --> 01:10:10.560 I wanted to go to penalties. I didn't wanna play anymore. 01:10:10.639 --> 01:10:12.840 Coman, Coman, Coman! 01:10:12.920 --> 01:10:15.760 He dives! Dibu Martínez dives! 01:10:15.840 --> 01:10:18.760 Come on, Argentina! Let's go! 01:10:18.840 --> 01:10:22.280 Argentina has the advantage in this penalty shootout. 01:10:24.240 --> 01:10:27.599 Putting pressure on him, I knew he'd miss. I could feel he'd miss. 01:10:27.679 --> 01:10:29.720 Not that I'd save it, that he'd miss. 01:10:29.800 --> 01:10:34.880 He kicks it. It goes wide! It's wide! It's wide! 01:10:34.960 --> 01:10:37.400 When he actually missed it, I felt this joy inside, 01:10:37.480 --> 01:10:40.240 like, "What I thought would happen actually did!" 01:10:40.320 --> 01:10:45.280 Tchouaméni's shot goes wide! Come on, dance, Dibu, dance! 01:10:45.360 --> 01:10:48.599 Come on, Argentina! Montiel goes for it! 01:10:48.679 --> 01:10:53.200 Goal! 01:10:53.280 --> 01:10:56.960 Goal! 01:10:57.040 --> 01:10:58.840 Argentina are world champions! 01:10:58.920 --> 01:11:00.960 Embraced by all his teammates! 01:11:01.040 --> 01:11:03.200 After 36 years, Argentina are… 01:11:03.280 --> 01:11:05.200 Champions of the world! 01:11:05.280 --> 01:11:08.360 It's over. Argentina are world champions. 01:11:09.760 --> 01:11:13.440 After the final, I walked onto the field. 01:11:13.520 --> 01:11:16.280 And all it took was a look. 01:11:17.160 --> 01:11:20.679 I think sometimes a look says more than a thousand words, doesn't it? 01:11:22.720 --> 01:11:26.200 What you experience, what you feel, you just can’t explain it. 01:11:26.280 --> 01:11:29.720 Let's go, let's go, Argentina 01:11:29.800 --> 01:11:34.000 No matter what happens in my career, the group of us that played the World Cup, 01:11:34.080 --> 01:11:37.280 those 40 days we spent together at the Qatar university, 01:11:37.800 --> 01:11:39.200 we'll always remember it. 01:11:39.280 --> 01:11:41.720 And I'm so happy. You do it for pride and for passion. 01:11:42.320 --> 01:11:44.360 I still want to become the most-capped goalkeeper 01:11:44.440 --> 01:11:46.800 in the history of the national team. 01:11:46.880 --> 01:11:49.520 And I still have a lot more goals left to achieve. 01:12:02.440 --> 01:12:03.679 Push! 01:12:29.200 --> 01:12:30.200 Hmm… 01:12:51.200 --> 01:12:53.400 You're the best, Dibu! Thank you! 01:12:57.080 --> 01:12:59.440 We're proud that he's from Mar del Plata. 01:13:02.360 --> 01:13:04.160 Dibu Martínez is simply the best. 01:13:05.080 --> 01:13:07.840 He's got the haircut and color that Dibu had. 01:13:12.360 --> 01:13:14.200 He's an example that anything is possible. 01:13:16.920 --> 01:13:19.599 Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez, honorary citizen. 01:13:22.400 --> 01:13:26.000 Looking back, you realize he came from a small neighborhood field. 01:13:26.080 --> 01:13:28.520 Sacrifice leads you to glory. 01:13:32.360 --> 01:13:35.280 He always did everything he could to reach his goals. 01:13:35.360 --> 01:13:39.200 Did it take a long time? Maybe. Or not. I don't know. 01:13:39.280 --> 01:13:42.120 It depends on how… you choose to look at it. 01:13:43.400 --> 01:13:45.160 There he is, he'll stay with Granddad. 01:13:45.240 --> 01:13:47.320 His success is our family’s success 01:13:47.400 --> 01:13:50.120 because behind every player are people supporting them 01:13:50.200 --> 01:13:51.280 and working just as hard. 01:13:51.960 --> 01:13:56.160 Ale and I were always trying to chase that same dream, 01:13:56.240 --> 01:13:57.160 just like Emi did. 01:13:57.240 --> 01:14:02.040 It means everything to me. Really. I… 01:14:05.080 --> 01:14:07.480 All the sacrifices in a lifetime, 01:14:08.400 --> 01:14:10.080 you embrace them in two seconds. 01:14:10.160 --> 01:14:13.160 That’s what he was born for. To be a goalkeeper. 01:14:22.920 --> 01:14:24.840 Hey! Yeah! 01:14:29.800 --> 01:14:32.320 -Mom, Dad! We're champions! -Mm. 01:14:48.040 --> 01:14:49.760 Hey, boys! Is that you? 01:14:49.840 --> 01:14:52.960 A little bit like, not really scolding them, but like, "Boys!" 01:14:53.040 --> 01:14:55.040 Hey, boys! How was your day at school today? 01:14:55.120 --> 01:14:59.120 I'm gonna eat you alive, bro! I'm gonna eat you alive! 01:14:59.200 --> 01:15:00.840 Save this, let's see if you can. 01:15:02.080 --> 01:15:04.639 What have I told you about your school pants? 01:15:04.719 --> 01:15:07.280 Do you wanna tell me what you're going to wear tomorrow? 01:15:07.360 --> 01:15:09.800 What actually happened is that I left them on the bus, 01:15:09.880 --> 01:15:12.200 so I had to fix his ripped pants with a patch. 01:15:12.280 --> 01:15:13.800 Do I have to say, "Woo-hoo"? 01:15:13.880 --> 01:15:15.360 Woo-hoo! You can do it, Emi! 01:15:15.440 --> 01:15:18.160 No! 01:15:18.240 --> 01:15:21.200 What are you doing? Oh, no! Ouch! 01:15:21.280 --> 01:15:23.320 Ow… No! Ouch! 01:15:23.400 --> 01:15:25.280 Supercool, yeah? 01:15:25.360 --> 01:15:27.960 Okay! That's it! Bravo! 01:15:29.520 --> 01:15:30.360 And that's a wrap. avo!