The Champion (2019)

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Christian is an extremely talented as well as unpredictable football player. After his latest screw-up, the president of his team decides to assign him a personal tutor, to help him in controlling his temper. Valerio is a shy and solitary professor, the exact opposite of the champion. Sparks will fly between the two at first, but soon their relationship will change both for the better.

• Released: 2019-04-18
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 403 votes

Directed by Leonardo D'Agostini.

Top cast

• Stefano Accorsi as Valerio Fioretti
• Andrea Carpenzano as Christian Ferro
• Ludovica Martino as Alessia
• Anita Caprioli as Cecilia
• Mario Sgueglia as Nico
• Massimo Popolizio as Tito
• Yuliia Sobol as Sylvie
• Douglas Dean as English Football Journalist
• Luca Elmi
• Ilir Jacellari

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Champion

• United States: watch free on Pluto TV

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