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    VALENCIA FOOTBALL… MESTALLA is 103 years old in May!

    From Mestalla to Nou Mestalla? My first memories of the Mestalla stadium go back to the 1995/1996 season when I first moved to Valencia in the late summer of 1995.  I was based in the nearby barrio of Benimaclet, a  district of Valencia that is literally walking distance from what is now La Liga’s oldest […]

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    VALENCIA CF LEGEND…PEP CLARAMUNT (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

     Valencian former footballer José ‘Pep’ Claramunt is one of the most legendary figures in Valencia CF’s history. He was renowned for his leadership as captain, technical skill, and tireless work in midfield. Born in Puçol, Spain, in 1946, Claramunt spent his career at Valencia CF, where he became a club icon throughout the 1960s and […]

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    JOHAN CRUYFF AND LEVANTE UD (A DUTCH GENIUS IN VALENCIA)

    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 […]

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    VALENCIA FOOTBALL…THE LATEST!

    Another month has gone by with Valencia failing to convince their fans that they are anything other than a mediocre team at this moment in time. A home win against Girona and a precious point away in the Balearics at Mallorca have calmed any relegations worries, but the performances themselves have lacked a creativity and […]

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    VALENCIA CF LEGEND MANUEL  BOTUBOT  (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

    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 […]

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    VALENCIA CF FINALLY FINDING SOME FORM!

    The Mestalla is once again becoming the fortress it was in the past as Valencia football club finally start to find some form and head rapidly northwards up the La Liga table. Two home wins coupled with a strong victory away at their city neighbours Levante recently, the club have taken nine league points out […]

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