BATZINE

In the end, it only took seven yellow cards, one red card, two penalties — one scuffed — and a moment of magic from Gabriel …Read More »

Threading delicious through balls. Befuddling opponents with dazzling footwork.  Orchestrating the team’s attacking play. These are the skillsets of a classic No. 10 in football. …Read More »

We’ve been here before, haven’t we? We were here last year when 26-year-old Inaki Williams was subjected to monkey chants by Espanyol fans at the …Read More »

When will football ever learn that racism has absolutely no place in the game? Forget the 3 points. Forget the targets for the season. Forget …Read More »

It was a scene that no Valencia fan wanted to see: Gabriel Paulista crying on live television in the aftermath of a 0-3 defeat to …Read More »

The giant digital clock in the Mestalla read 90.00. A tense derby encounter between Valencia and Villarreal looked set to end in a 1-1 draw. …Read More »

It felt like a coup for US football, enough for the team to roll out the announcement video treatment for Yunus Musah. The USMNT used …Read More »

Goncalo Guedes pounced and did what Goncalo Guedes did best, almost stumbling but somehow still standing, using his low centre of gravity and muscular frame …Read More »

It takes a special player to have a chant of his own, especially one who has recently joined. A handful of games into his career …Read More »

It was back in March 2016 when we last lost to our local rivals Levante UD in LaLiga. Today, we went back to that dark …Read More »

Scintillating football aside, Valencia is one of the best places in the world to get your artistic fix. Just south-east of the city lies one …Read More »

All Carlos Soler wanted was a Game Boy. He probably did not expect the Japanese handheld game console to kick start his journey towards a …Read More »

What a sick comeback. First, we dished out revenge against our regional rivals in the 42nd Derbi de la Comunitat. And then we did it …Read More »