Why is Guillamon unsatisfied with his first Valencia goal?

Hugo Guillamon is still unsatisfied. Despite scoring his first goal against Alaves last month with a towering header that secured a draw for Valencia, the young centre-back rues that it was only worth a point. “I would have liked to score in a game that would have helped the team to win, but it was […]

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“Fight, fight, and fight!” Guillamon says squad drilled to never give up

Valencia looked to have lost it all at the death. In the 94th minute of a pulsating game against Getafe last month, they had conceded a second goal after being 1-0 up for much of the match.  A man down after Thierry Correria’s red card and with just a minute on the clock left, it […]

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Peter Lim has my full respect: LaLiga chief Tebas

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has defended Peter Lim, the majority shareholder of Valencia FC, stating that without the Singaporean, the 101-year-old club might not even be in existence today.  “When Lim bought Valencia CF, I remember that there were 25,000 people who turned out at the stadium to thank him. It seems as if we […]

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Maxi and Gaya the heroes as Valencia battle to victory over Real Sociedad

Just seconds before the first half ended, Real Sociedad’s Mikel Merino surged into Valencia’s half attempting to start one last attack. Maxi Gomez was having none of that as The Bull made a 30-metre charge, barged into the midfielder, and received a yellow card for his troubles.

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Guillamon, Esquerdo, and Racic: Why Valencia are moving quickly to tie down their young stars

While Valencia have not yet moved in this summer’s transfer market, they have been aggressive in securing the futures of their fledging talents. Highly-rated centre-back Hugo Guillamon and midfielder Vicente Esquerdo have already renewed contracts earlier. Towering midfield enforcer Uros Racic is the latest to follow, committing to the club until 2024. They follow in […]

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Perfect start for Gracia as Valencia edge Levante in six-goal thriller

Twice they fell behind. Twice they fought back and finally secured victory. After a turbulent summer, after many had said that Valencia would be wiped out this season, this was the start that new coach Javi Gracia and his young team badly needed. In a silent Mestalla, the boys kept roaring back and bagged all three points.

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Mas hombres menos nombres, Valencia ready to go for the new season

Despite the departure of four key players, Valencia president Anil Murthy believes the team remains strong and competitive in the new season. “Right now, we have a squad that is strong enough to compete,” he told Batzine. This season will be one of new beginnings for Los Che. Although Rodrigo Moreno, Ferran Torres, Francis Coquelin […]

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