Critics called “WMA” the season’s “most quietly devastating episode” ( Variety ), noting how it “replaces the adrenaline of the first four episodes with the slow dread of institutional inevitability” ( The Playlist ). Some viewers found the lack of on-field action jarring, but the episode’s final shot—Jadue alone in a Miami hotel room, watching a youth team play on a cracked television—drives home the tragedy: the game still exists, but the men who run it no longer see it.
★★★★☆ (4/5) Memorable Quote: “You think FIFA is the problem? FIFA is the jersey. WMA is the body wearing it.” – Sergio Jadue (voiceover) el presidente s01e05 wma
Jadue realizes his role has changed. He is no longer just a small-time president looking for a handout. He is now a man with a weapon. FIFA is the jersey
Jadue stares at the flash drive. It is a tiny blue piece of plastic. It contains the truth. He is now a man with a weapon