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The global pandemic has exposed the football industry’s unsustainability, said Valencia president Anil Murthy, pointing to the vast overspending in European top-flight football and skyrocketing transfer fees and wages. With the crisis unlikely to ease soon, coupled with a second wave of infections in Spain, the way forward for top clubs should be a strategy […]

Vicente Esquerdo certainly felt the nerves hit hard when former manager Albert Celades told him to prepare for his debut last November. It was in the dying minutes of a tightly contested derby between Valencia and Villarreal, with the Bats precariously clinging to a one-goal lead. The stadium was boiling and the decibel levels surged […]

Out on Valencia’s sprawling Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna training facility, over 280 youths are aspiring to be the next Carlos Soler or Jose Gaya. Spread out over 14 football pitches, 5- and 6-year-olds dribble around cones, while the U19s and reserve teams spar in friendly matches. An arduous 3-stage training regime spanning about 15 years, […]

For years, Valencia had established academies across continents like Asia, North America and Europe. So when the time came for it to launch its first academy in 2020, it decided to look across the Strait of Gibraltar to its closest neighbour — Africa. The reception for the Marrakech academy has been encouraging. When it first […]

If a defender struggles to clear high balls launched into the penalty box week after week, it is clearly a weakness in his game. But is it due to poor anticipation, his jumping abilities or because he is slow? Without proper data, it is hard to pinpoint the exact issue, or to develop a training […]

If there is one thing that sets Valencia Football Club apart from the rest, it is the fans. We’ve been through ups and downs over the years but our support for the Los Che has never waned. From Indonesia to Australia and Thailand to Africa, this club has garnered fan support from all corners of […]