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6th March 2023 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…THE APPOINTMENT OF BARAJA WELCOMED BY THE FANS
Love was in the air on Valentine’s Day as Valencia Football Club confirmed the appointed of one of their former players, Rubén Baraja, as the first team coach. For once, the short-term experiment of plugging the gap with “Voro” until a new manager was found had not worked. The owners acted quicker than expected to […]
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3rd February 2023 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…GROUNDHOG DAY!
Supporting Valencia football club in the last few years has just been like being stuck in “Groundhog Day”. The repetitive scenario: A new manager is appointed amidst a mood of anticipation and excitement. A promising start by the incoming coach on the field is eventually curtailed and the fans become frustrated and impatient. The owners […]
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9th January 2023 VALENCIA FOOTBALL….THE 4 W’S – WILKES, WALTER, WALDO AND WANDERLEY…AND WHEN PELÉ NEARLY JOINED VALENCIA!
Servaas “Faas” Wilkes was a Dutch international who is regarded as one of the best players Holland has ever produced. After a string of impressive performances just after the war for the National team he very nearly signed for Charlton Athletic, only for the transfer to be blocked by the Dutch football federation. In 1949, […]
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4th January 2023 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…TREADING WATER
The same disappointments and failings continue to haunt Valencia CF. Their ability to successfully close out games remains elusive, and a winning mentality mindset is still out of reach. New Year’s Eve in 2021 and Valencia lose 2-1 to Espanyol after starting brightly and taking the lead. The opponent’s winner is scored two minutes from […]
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25th December 2022 (FOOTBALL) VALENCIA / LEVANTE … DERBY OF LEGENDS IN 2023 TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF MESTALLA!
LAYHOON ANNOUNCES TO VALENCIA VETERANS A DERBY OF LEGENDS IN 2023… TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF MESTALLA More than 150 former players and members of the Valencia CF Footballers Association have celebrated the traditional mass of the deceased and the Christmas meeting. Valencia CF goalkeeper Jaume Doménech, director of the Association, celebrated his contract renewal […]
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15th December 2022 VALENCIA CF PLAY NOTTINGHAM FOREST AT MESTALLA ON DECEMBER 16th!
This coming Friday on December 16th in 2022, Valencia CF will be playing a friendly match against Nottingham Forest at Mestalla. Back in 1980, Valencia CF beat Nottingham Forest over 2 legs to win what was then called the ‘European Super Cup’ (UEFA Super Cup). At the time, it was a competition where the winner […]
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3rd October 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…HOME AND AWAY
Despite the international break, Valencia continue to look like two completely different sides when playing at home and when playing away from the Mestalla. When hosts the team exudes confidence and plays sexy, attacking football that has the home fans brimming with content after the final whistle blows. Outside of Valencia, the team have emulated […]
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6th September 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL EXHIBITION AT ‘ESTACIÓN DEL NORTE’ UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11th
Legendary former players Guillot, Sempere and Juan Sánchez fill the Estación del Norte exhibition hall with ‘sentiment’ in the “Meeting of Legends” of Valencia CF, which will tour the Valencian Community. – Shirts and unique objects from the club’s history will be on display, such as the ball from the Copa del Rey 2019 final, […]
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2nd September 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL… LOOKING FOR THE END PRODUCT!
In the three league games that Valencia have played so far, this season, they have deserved some sort of reward from every one of them. The football has been swift, decisive and well-controlled until it reaches the opponent’s penalty box, and then things go woefully awry. With no goals to date in open play, the […]
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2nd August 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL… READY FOR ACTION!
Valencia CF have made a decent start to their tenure under their new manager, Gennaro Gattuso. The signs are already evident from the first four friendlies that the players are beginning to gel and enjoy the tactics of the feisty Italian. Gattuso’s debut in charge was against the German outfit, Borussia Dortmund, at the Cashpoint […]
