'It's all over' - new documentary on the kiss that shook Spanish football

Se acabo.

Those 2 words - meaning "it's each over" successful English and archetypal posted by midfielder Alexia Putellas connected societal media - changed Spanish shot forever.

Putellas, followed by galore others, posted 'se acabo' aft Spain's World Cup triumph successful 2023 was overshadowed by Luis Rubiales, the country's shot federation president, planting a buss connected the lips of subordinate Jenni Hermoso.

It was a buss that Rubiales said was consensual, but Hermoso said was not.

Now, Netflix has released a documentary titled 'It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football', which addresses the build-up to the tournament, the buss and the autumn retired that followed.

BBC Sport looks astatine the cardinal themes of the documentary.

The documentary, which has been translated into English, starts with respective players from Spain's World Cup-winning broadside speaking astir the interaction of the kiss.

Later, determination is footage of the buss itself and the infinitesimal Rubiales grabbed his crotch portion lasting adjacent to members of Spain's royal household aft Spain defeated England successful the final.

Even successful the contiguous aftermath, determination were questions implicit his behaviour, but Rubiales, who has denied immoderate wrongdoing, was speedy to telephone the disapproval "so stupid" successful an interrogation with Spanish media.

"We didn’t realise astatine the time. In that infinitesimal we were blessed for the title," defender Irene Paredes said.

"Little by little, we realised what happened after. The quality and the unit and comments from the media kept expanding and we knew thing large had happened."

Something large had happened, but for Hermoso it was conscionable the beginning.

The 34-year-old claims she was pressurised by the Spanish shot federation (RFEF) to accidental the buss was consensual, portion she besides said immoderate of her friends and household were asked to downplay the incident. The RFEF has not responded to the claims.

"Before getting connected the plane, Jenni told maine that she was being pressured to springiness a connection to support Rubiales," Amanda Gutierrez, president of players' national Futpro, said.

"She [Hermoso] said 'No, wherefore would I bash that? I won’t motion anything. I don’t privation to springiness immoderate statements. But I americium precise stressed retired due to the fact that they won't halt pressurising me'."

Arsenal defender Laia Codina added: "Jenni was devastated and she was opening to recognize everything that was happening. We knew we were astir home. She looked disquieted and frightened arsenic well."

Five days aft Spain's historical victory, a defiant Rubiales repeatedly insisted astatine a RFEF exigency gathering that helium would not resign.

Putellas, who was connected vacation astatine the clip of the meeting, said she was "outraged".

She said: "The lies, the attitude, defending himself, but astatine the aforesaid clip helium was attacking Jenni.

"Those radical knew the information and they applauded him conscionable to support themselves."

It was the turning point. Later that day, 81 Spanish players - including each 23 who went to the World Cup - announced they would not play for Spain's women's squad until Rubiales was removed from his position.

"We wanted a structural change. We needed a alteration due to the fact that the strategy couldn’t stay similar that," Putellas said.

Putellas, who kickstarted the 'se acabo' question which was followed by some her chap players and wider Spanish society, added: "It had exploded and determination was nary mode back."

However, it took much than 2 weeks aft the players' connection to the RFEF and a question of further condemnation earlier Rubiales admitted decision and resigned his position.

The 47-year-old has since been banned from each football-related activities for 3 years by Fifa, portion it was announced earlier this twelvemonth that helium volition stand proceedings for intersexual assault implicit kissing Hermoso without her consent. He denies the charges, and says helium is the unfortunate of a "social assassination".

The players' boycott yet came to an extremity erstwhile they reached an statement with the RFEF, which apologised and committed to "immediate and profound changes".

"The information that each of our team, arsenic good arsenic players from each implicit the world, were consenting to instrumentality a stand, that gave maine truthful overmuch spot for everything. I deliberation it gave maine a superpower to face it and support going," Hermoso said successful the documentary.

"As a effect of this we’ve sent a precedent, and determination are truthful galore women who tin consciousness stronger."

BBC Sport asked the RFEF for its effect to the allegations successful the documentary, but has yet to person a response.

The documentary besides addresses the information that Spain's problems started good earlier the 2023 World Cup - which they entered arsenic a "broken group" with "no consciousness of unity" according to Codina.

Jorge Vilda, the manager successful complaint during Spain's World Cup triumph, was lone the 2nd idiosyncratic to negociate La Roja since 1988.

His predecessor Ignacio Quereda was successful station for astir 27 years and resigned lone erstwhile his full squad called for his dismissal aft their mediocre show astatine the 2015 World Cup.

"He treated america arsenic if we were his small girls," claimed goalkeeper Lola Gallardo, portion chap keeper Sandra Panos said Quereda would sometimes marque "vulgar comments".

There were problems nether Vilda, too.

In September 2022, aft a disappointing show astatine the Women's Euros, the RFEF released a connection revealing 15 players had submitted identical emails saying they would not play for Vilda unless "significant" concerns implicit their "emotional state" and "health" were addressed.

'Las 15' - arsenic the players became known - denied claims they had asked for Vilda to beryllium sacked, but hostility followed amid reports of interest implicit grooming methods and inadequate crippled preparation.

"Jorge was successful complaint of everything. He wanted to power everything," Putellas claimed.

Former Spain subordinate Vero Boquete added: “When you extremity up successful a nationalist squad with demanding players, you're frightened of what they're going to do. He was acrophobic we would talk retired truthful that's wherefore helium wanted power implicit us."

After his sacking, Vilda said helium has a "clear conscience" and that idiosyncratic criticisms were "unfair".

The documentary conveys the antagonistic media attraction received by 'Las 15', portion Irene Paredes claimed her messages to Rubiales, which she said included requests for improvements to the nationalist team, were leaked to the press.

Spain entered the tourney amid a backdrop of unrest, but erstwhile they near arsenic satellite champions, it was seen arsenic idiosyncratic victories for some Rubiales and Vilda.

Ivana Andres, who was skipper nether Vilda, said: "After truthful overmuch work, aft truthful overmuch effort that we enactment in, they stole that distant from us."