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Sports 4th March 2021 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…FALLEN OFF THE PACE
By: 247valencia##When Gabriel Paulista was interviewed pitchside, after another crushing away defeat for Valencia at Getafe, he looked totally dejected. Struggling to contain his emotions, he finally broke down into tears when asked how the club had gone from Champions League Football to being in a relegation dog fight in such a short period of time. […]
History 1st March 2021 JOHAN CRUYFF AND LEVANTE UD (A DUTCH GENIUS IN VALENCIA)
By: 247valencia##One of the greatest football players of all time, thrice (1971, 1973, 1974) Ballon d’Or winner, many tend to forget that besides his glorious contributions to Ajax Amsterdam and FC Barcelona and to the Netherlands national team, Johan Cruyff left his mark in the humble city of Valencia…possibly in the most humble team of the […]
Sports 17th February 2021 VALENCIA FOOTBALL….LUIS RUBIALES AT LEVANTE UD (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FROM ARCHIVES)
By: 247valencia##Luis Rubiales or “Rubi”to his teammates finally knows what it is to experience football in La Primera at 27 years old and after undergoing various ups and downs in his career. The left-back, who hails from Motril in the province of Granada, feels that the various knock-backs he has suffered have served only to enhance […]
Sports 2nd February 2021 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…. STILL CAUSE FOR CONCERN
By: 247valencia##Valencia registered a welcome win over Comunidad rivals Elche in their last match before the transfer window closed in Spain. However, the fact remains that there are several factors in the team’s play that still remain to be a cause for concern. The first department that needs addressing is the heart of the defence. In […]
Sports 5th January 2021 VALENCIA FOOTBALL… TIPPING POINT
By: 247valencia##Valencia Football Club enter into 2021 with a mid-season crisis on their hands. Lingering at the foot of the table, and devoid of confidence, experience and discipline… the club have now reached their tipping point at which to salvage something from this campaign. The last league game in 2020 against Granada, in Andalusia, highlighted their […]
Editorial 1st January 2021 VALENCIA BOOKS…RAFA LAHUERTA YÚFERA
By: 247valencia##Rafa Lahuerta Yúfera is a Valencian writer, blogger and former member and founder of the Valencia CF supporter’s group Gol Gran. His book “La balada del bar Torino” (in reference to the bar in C/Barcelonina where Valencia C.F. was founded back in 1919) was published to acclaim. It is more than just a book about […]
Editorial 31st December 2020 THE LEGENDARY ‘SANTIAGO CAÑIZARES’ (EXCLUSIVE ’24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW)
By: 247valencia24/7 VALENCIA: Can you tell us about the first-hand experience of doing Rally? SANTIAGO CAÑIZARES: I’ve always enjoyed driving racing cars since I started out playing football. When my football career came to an end, it’s when I could permit myself to take this risk and make being a rally car racer a reality and […]
Editorial 19th December 2020 A VALENCIA LIVING LEGEND…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GAIZKA MENDIETA
By: 247valenciaGAIZKA MENDIETA 1. Describe a typical month for Gaizka Mendieta… Flying! A lot of travelling whether it is for work or for personal reasons. I work from home or I have meetings. I try to get the right balance between work and quality time with family & friends. I have a lot of commitments with […]
BOOKS 17th December 2020 VALENCIA BOOKS (FOOTBALL) / ‘HISTORIAS DEL LEVANTE UD…’
By: 247valencia##«HISTORIAS DEL LEVANTE UD. 110 años de resistencia (1909-2019)» Felip Bens • José Luis García Nieves Marking the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the foundation of Levante UD, García Nieves and Bens, with the encyclopedic ‘Historias del Levante UD’, have written an impressive selection of the 40 most emotional episodes and characters in the […]
Editorial 6th December 2020 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…YOUNGSTERS HOLDING THEIR OWN
By: 247valencia##As the year 2020 nears a close, Valencia supporters and the owners continue to be at loggerheads with each other off the field. However, on the pitch the youthful nature of the side gains experience from every match. Numerous players are showing maturity beyond their years, which bodes well for the future. Real Madrid were […]