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29th August 2023 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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3rd August 2023 ‘VALENCIA FOOTBALL’ … POSITIVE SIGNS SHOWN IN THE PRE-SEASON GAMES!
Valencia CF have shown positive signs and ticked all the right boxes so far in the four pre-season games they have played during the summer. Youth and players from inside the club have been given playing time and the chance to step up a level, and all have done well, with varying degrees of success. […]
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5th June 2023 VALENCIA STAVE OFF RELEGATION
In a season of uncertainty and challenges, Valencia Football Club have finally staved off the threat of relegation and have secured their place in the top flight of La Liga for another year at least.The threat of dropping down a division loomed deep into the final day of this year’s competition, but arguably the crucial […]
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28th April 2023 THE LEGENDARY ‘SANTIAGO CAÑIZARES’ WILL BE SIGNING BOOKS ON SATURDAY, 29 APRIL, AT ‘FIRA DEL LLIBRE DE VALENCIA’!
Santiago Cañizares is a famous former goalkeeper and a living legend of Valencia CF. He will be signing copies of his biography (written by Cesar Toldrá and Alfonso Gil), on Saturday, 29 April, at the Abacus stand (82-83) of the Valencia Book Fair, from 18.00 hours, accompanied by one of the two authors of the […]
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4th April 2023 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…HEAD TO HEAD COULD BE THE KEY!
Valencia CF continue to flirt with relegation danger and remain one of a number of clubs that are in jeopardy of losing their La Liga status at the end of the season. The competition this year to stay in Spain’s elite league is stronger than ever. Only a handful of points separate teams between 11th […]
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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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12th February 2023 NEW EXHIBITION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ‘LEVANTE U.D.’ FOOTBALL TEAM AT ‘L’ETNO’ UNTIL JUNE 30th!
The exhibition focuses on the interesting origins of the current Levante UD football team, unknown to a large part of the population. It is the product of the merger of Gimnástico FC, linked to the Workers’ Youth Board, and the Levante Futbol club, which became the Levante-Gimnástico Sports Union (UDLG), and then its rapid transformation […]
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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 […]
