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What is the allure that draws so many towards the Mestalla? We asked John Howden, esteemed sports writer for ‘24/7 Valencia’ and CEO of Cricket España, for his take on the world of Valencia CF at the legendary  stadium.  24/7 VALENCIA: How did you become involved with VCF?  JOHN HOWDEN: When I moved to Spain, […]

VALENCIA CF LEGEND ‘Fernando Gómez Colomer’ played for Valencia CF in LaLiga, Wolves in the Premier League and Spain in the 1990 World Cup. A midfielder, he is the player with the most official matches played in the history of Valencia Club de Fútbol: (553), where he is the fourth all-time top scorer after Mundo, […]

Valencian born and bred, Jaime Molina was a very active vice-president of Valencia CF during the most glorious period in its history (1997-2004). During this time, Valencia CF won the Copa del Rey, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Super Cup,  the Spanish Super Cup, 2 LaLigas, the UEFA Cup (Europa League) and were consecutive finalists in […]

At the end of 2024, Valencia CF completed the first half of the current league campaign with a mere twelve points from seventeen matches. This tally ranked as the worst in the club’s history at this stage of the season in terms of points-to-matches ratio.With performances yielding such poor results, the position of club legend […]

Spanish international ‘Manuel Botubot’ was a key Valencia CF defender for eight memorable seasons and a favourite of the Mestalla faithful too.  Tall, strong in the air and as tough a defender as they come…Botubot was part of the valiant Valencia CF side of the late 1970s/early 1980s  that won  the ‘Copa del Rey’ against […]

With the winter break in LaLiga just a few weeks away, Valencia CF need to address their dismal current form if they want to avoid a tough relegation battle in the New Year. Especially worrying is the team’s away performances. So far, from the seven league games this season not played at the Mestalla…they have […]

Former Spanish international Curro Torres was part of the legendary Valencia CF team that won 2 ‘Ligas’ and the UEFA cup with Rafa Benítez making his mark as a then youngish manager in his mid-forties. Indeed, UEFA ranked Valencia CF as ‘best team in the world’ in 2004. Now, Curro Torres is in his mid-forties […]

Some things are more important than sport and certain dates take on an historical significance because of events attached to them. Everyone living in Valencia will remember what they were doing on October 29th 2024 and where they were exactly too. Luck dictated whether or not you were visiting friends in the small pueblos like […]

A local lad, Juan Sánchez was born and bred in the town of Aldaia (near Valencia) and still lives there. He came through the ranks of VCF Academy and joined the first team in the 1992-93 season.  During his playing days with Valencia CF, he won the Super Cup (1999-2000), La Liga (2001-02 and 2003-04), […]

This past weekend, Valencia played the Mexican National team during the international break. Posts on social media and discussions in bars by the Mestalla have all been debating in vociferous terms; Why Mexico? Indeed, is this just a trip to line the coffers of the Valencia CF bank account? Surprisingly, Valencia do actually have a […]