Category: Opinion

We cannot talk about the 2020/2021 season without talking about the COVID-19 pandemic. It has drastically affected the way we play, manage and consume football. But trying to pin Valencia’s poor performance this season solely on the virus would just be a convenient excuse. For starters, we never really found suitable replacements for the 7 […]

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 RCDE Stadium and here throughout Samuel Eto’o’s decorated career in La Liga when the Cameroonian legend suffered years of vile, racist abuse. And who can forget when racism in Spanish […]

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 most of their star power to outline the project awaiting their new member. The speakers were the US’ leading lights including Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic.  They wanted the world […]

As a football fan, there have been many Valencia players that I have admired and respected during their glorious heydays from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. But the one player that really caught my eye was magical playmaker, Pablo Aimar. Players like him are hard to come by nowadays.  Great first touch, vision, […]

Just look at the difference a week makes. Things felt like they were going awry at the start of the year as Valencia hovered just above the LaLiga relegation zone.  But a win against Elche and more importantly, the swift securing of personnel to bolster the squad for the second half of the season bring […]

Waking up after the 2020 summer transfer deadline day to hear that Thomas Partey had signed for Arsenal from Atletico Madrid was music to my Gooner ears. Finally, the Gunners have a top attacking player who would solidify their midfield.

On June 22, the sky above Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium bore a familiar hue of greyish blue. Those same English skies also served as the backdrop for another increasingly familiar phenomenon that day – the words “White Lives Matter Burnley”, etched in maroon on a banner, were flown across the Etihad Stadium at the start […]

As an Inter Milan fan for over 28 years, I have had some bittersweet memories of Valencia. The Los Che first captured my attention in the early 2000s. This was around the same time it began its rise from relative obscurity to become a European powerhouse. The Cuper – Kily connection The most important connection […]

Vivir Sin Dormir – Live Without Sleep. The city of Valencia’s motto rings true, especially when you are addicted to football e-sports. To fill the gap of not being able to play and watch football during this pandemic, many fans turn online. Football Manager 2020 saw 1.8 million players globally play the game in the […]