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MADRID -- Spanish club Valencia said on Monday they filed a lawsuit against Netflix claiming falsehoods in a documentary about Brazil player Vinícius Júnior. Valencia said the documentary mistakenly accused a large group of Valencia fans of making racist chants against the Real Madrid forward in a LaLiga match in 2023. The club filed the lawsuit after its public demands for corrections by the documentary's production company were not fulfilled. The lawsuit is against Netflix and the production company for damaging "Valencia's honor." It seeks financial compensation, corrections of the subtitles in the documentary, and the publication of the sentencing, the club said.

The supervisory committee is investigating the incidents and initiating investigations against the respective clubs, a spokesman for the DFB told Germany's DPA news agency on Monday.

Leah Williamson trained with the team ahead of the Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy, boosting the squad's morale following her recent ankle injury.