James Rodriguez (34 years old) reviews in his documentary “James” shown on Netflix some of the episodes of his sporting career.’
“In this documentary series, James Rodríguez, Colombia‘s fabulous number 10, tells the details of how he reached the elite of football and the sport’s biggest stage,” Netflix explains about the seven-part documentary on the Colombian football star.
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James Rodríguez, who this season has played for Minnesota United in the MLS, spoke about his controversial traffic incident that he was involved in during his time as a Real Madrid player.
In 2016 James Rodríguez arrived in Valdebebas while being chased by the Police for driving at more than 130 mph
On January 1, 2016, James Rodríguez arrived at Real Madrid’s training ground in Valdebebas while being chased by the National Police for driving at more than 130 mph.
The Colombian player’s car (an Audi R8) was detected at around 5:45 p.m. at kilometer 1 of the M-40 after overtaking the officers’ car in the left lane at high speed.
At that moment, the police officers activated their car’s acoustic and light devices and began the pursuit, in which they exceeded 130 mph without being able to catch up with the player, whose identity they still did not know.
The pursuit led the officers to Real Madrid’s training complex in Valdebebas, where they contacted the head of security at the facility after identifying themselves to its security guards with their badges.
James Rodríguez received the maximum penalty provided for a serious offense of disobedience to authority
Weeks later, the Government Delegation in Madrid confirmed a fine of 10,400 dollars, the maximum provided for a serious offense of disobedience to authority.
James Rodríguez’s version of his police chase in Madrid in 2016: “I was a joke in the dressing room”
In the Netflix documentary, the former Envigado player (2006-08), Banfield (2008-10), Porto (2010-13), Monaco (2013-14), Real Madrid (2014-20), Bayern Munich (2017-19), Everton (2020-21), Al Rayyan (2021-22), Olympiakos (2022-23), Sao Paulo (2023-24), Rayo Vallecano (2024-25) and Club León (2025) player clarified his version of his famous incident.
“I was going 136,7 mph”, the man from Cúcuta (Colombia) commented ironically between laughs.
Lie, I was going at 111,85″, he clarified
James Rodríguez pointed out that “when I was arriving at the club I saw them and I said no… and I became a meme. I was the joke for four straight days inside the locker room”.
‘James Rodríguez is Colombia’s captain at the 2026 World Cup: “Let’s hope everything goes well”‘
James Rodríguez, who is Colombia’s captain at the 2026 World Cup, highlighted the meaning of wearing the national team jersey after the match that “Los Cafeteros” won 3-1 against Costa Rica in Bogotá.
They have been quite a few years here, since 2011, and every time I play a match in this shirt it is a great pride
“It’s been quite a few years here, since 2011, and whenever I play a match wearing this jersey it is a great source of pride,” Rodríguez said in statements to the Colombian Football Federation (FCF), in which he also invited Colombians to support the team with optimism at the World Cup.
“Let’s hope everything goes well, that the country is in a good energy too,” said the former Real Madrid player.
James Rodríguez made an appeal to Colombia’s fans: “Always believe, always believe. We always give everything… We already did it in a Copa América against tough, fierce national teams”.
The media-savvy captain insisted that Colombia must approach the championship “step by step” and “match by match”.
