ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the ongoing issues at Valencia following owner Peter Lim’s shocking decision to sack Marcelino.
The genesis of the horrible situation which currently engulfs Valencia centres almost wholly around its epic, traditional, much-loved, volcanic but significantly out-dated Mestalla stadium.
It was in 2006 that Valencia’s reprehensible club president, Juan Soler, announced that the club was going to sell the stadium land and move to a new, commercially-powerful arena across the city.
The planning for that announcement date back to Soler’s takeover of the club in 2004, one of the darkest days in the…
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Ajax produced an impressive performance to earn all three points at Mestalla.
Hakim Ziyech fired in an early goal, Quincy Promes added another and Donny van de Beek finished off a polished performance as Ajax kept up their impressive Champions League form with a 3-0 away win over Valencia in Group H on Wednesday.
Ajax, whose youthful side made a giant-killing run to last season’s semifinals, moved to six points with a second successive three-goal triumph.
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Valencia remained on…
ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the ongoing issues at Valencia following owner Peter Lim’s shocking decision to sack Marcelino.
Former Valencia president Juan Bautista Soler was handed a two-year prison sentence on Tuesday by a Spanish court for attempting to kidnap his successor, Vicente Soriano.
Soler, 63, was one of four people accused and found guilty of trying to abduct Soriano in March 2014 in order to force him to settle a debt regarding the acquisition of club shares. The plan failed as the police were alerted by a police confidant — and Soler and three others were arrested in April 2014.
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Troubled Valencia’s joy at beating Chelsea in the Champions League in midweek was punctured by a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to basement club Leganes in La Liga on Sunday.
Valencia took the lead in coach Albert Celades’ first home game when Daniel Parejo slammed home a penalty in the 21st minute after Rodrigo was felled by Ruben Perez.
Leganes had failed to pick up a point in their previous four games but they levelled in the 35th through Oscar Rodriguez, who struck the post from a free kick moments…
“If the ball goes in, everything will change,” said Valencia president Anil Murthy.
It was 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday night and just under two hours later, the ball did go in. With 17 minutes left at Stamford Bridge, Dani Parejo’s clipped free-kick found Rodrigo Moreno dashing across the face of the Chelsea six-yard box. A small touch, turned inside, was enough and then Rodrigo was off, skidding to his knees and shouting, his teammates running after him. As they ran, there was something strange on their…
The FC crew debate what exactly Ross Barkley’s Chelsea teammates were telling him before his missed penalty against Valencia in the Champions League.
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Christian Pulisic watched from the bench as Valencia gatecrashed Frank Lampard’s managerial bow in the Champions League by earning a morale-boosting 1-0 win at Chelsea on Tuesday after Ross Barkley spurned a chance to equalise by missing the target from the penalty spot.
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Spain forward Rodrigo Moreno gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in the 74th minute of the Group H game, getting…
ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the ongoing issues at Valencia following owner Peter Lim’s shocking decision to sack Marcelino.
Valencia players were upset by the decision to fire Marcelino.
Valencia players are on a self-imposed silence heading into Tuesday’s Champions League opener at Chelsea as a sign of protest over the sacking of coach Marcelino.
Marcelino was dismissed last week despite winning the Copa del Rey and securing Champions League football last season, a decision that was not welcomed by the players nor the fans.
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New Valencia coach Albert Celades was the only club member to speak to the media after Saturday’s 5-2 league defeat…
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