Valencia
26 Jan
Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory. Fermin Lopez struck twice for the Catalans in the first half, along with goals from Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres and Raphinha which gave Barcelona a commanding five-goal lead at the break. Hugo Duro…
25 Jan
Jerry Chiemeke is a Nigerian-born writer, marketing communications specialist, film critic, journalist, and lawyer based in the United Kingdom. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Benin in 2012
20 Jan
Record 31-time Copa del Rey winners Barcelona will face Valencia in the quarter-finals, after they were paired in Monday's draw. Spanish and European champions Real Madrid travel to neighbours Leganes, while Atletico Madrid host Getafe in another capital derby clash. Barcelona thumped Real Betis 5-1 in the last 16 to progress to the last eight,…
15 Jan
Valencia coach Carlos Corberan has backed Umar Sadiq to score more goals for the club due to the level of confidence the striker now has. Corberan said this in a chat with the official website of Valencia on Wednesday after Sadiq scored his first goal for the club. Sadiq finally opened his goal account for…
5 Jan
Umar Sadiq has said that he has a lot of hunger to succeed at Valencia who officially unveiled their new loan signing on Saturday afternoon. The Super Eagles striker said this after completing his move to Valencia, joining from Real Sociedad on a half-season loan deal. Valencia confirmed the loan signing of Sadiq on Saturday…
4 Jan
Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq has completed his move to Valencia, joining from Real Sociedad on a half season loan deal. Valencia confirmed the loan signing of Sadiq on Saturday morning in a statement on their official website and social media platforms. "Valencia CF has reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the signing of…
23 Nov
Valencia scored an entertaining 4-2 La Liga win over Real Betis on Saturday in their first match after devastating floods hit the region. The win took the east-coast club provisionally 18th after their previous two games had been postponed following the disaster at the end of October which killed 227 people. Los Che coach Ruben…
15 Nov
The head of Spain's eastern Valencia region admitted Friday to "mistakes" in handling the country's deadliest flood in decades that killed 216 people there and apologised. The October 29 disaster claimed 224 lives nationwide. The floods wrecked infrastructure, gutted buildings and submerged fields. The final bill is expected to soar to tens of billions of…
10 Jun 2024
Three Valencia fans were handed eight-month jail terms Monday for racist abuse towards Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, a court said, in what Spain's La Liga said was the first such conviction in Spain.
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