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Valencia CF has unveiled a new away kit for the 2008-2009 season which mirrors the design of the new home kit with the only difference being the black colour instead of white.
The shorts are finished in orange instead of black.
Like the home kit, the new away kit is inspired both in the bat and in the futuristic look of the ‘Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias’ and also features the same 'I Liga 1943-1944’ sign around the club crest, the chant ‘Ché qué bo’ on the inside of the collar and the letters ‘VCF’ printed on the front side of the collar.
Fernando Morientes models the new Valencia away kit 2008-09
[Source: ValenciaCF]
The Valencia CF home shirt for the 2008-2009 season is inspired both in the bat and in the futuristic look of the ‘Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias’ and finished in the traditional white colour of the club with orange and black inserts. The shorts are finished in black with orange inserts.
The bat will give the players good luck in the club's final season in the current Mestalla stadium, while the sign around the shield that reads: ‘2ª Liga 1943-1944’, is a reference to the second Liga title that the team won that year. The inside of the collar features the chant ‘Ché qué bo’ - a typical chant of the fans to cheer up the team.
Another special feature are the letters ‘VCF’ printed on the front side of the collar. Manufactured by Nike, a 'TEAM' label has been added to the hem in the inferior left part of the shirt to guard against counterfeit kits.
[Source: ValenciaCF]
Highly-rated Spanish striker David Villa has revealed that he would love to play for Arsenal because of the club's stylish football.
The player currently plays for Spanish side Valencia and has been continually linked with a move to the English Premier League at clubs such as Chelsea and Liverpool, who signed his national team strike partner Fernando Torres last summer.
Fly Emirates?
As reported in The Sun newspaper, David Villa said: "I watch the Premier League a lot and the team I’m most attracted to is definitely Arsenal.
"Their brilliant one and two-touch football and the whole style of rapid counter-attack which dominates the top level of the Premier League now is the one which suits my game best of all.
"I think I’m made to succeed in England but of course it’s one thing saying it and quite another getting there and then doing it.
"The Valencia president always told me he wouldn’t sell me until summer 2008. If an offer comes in I’m hungry to test myself in England."
Rated at £20 million by his club, Villa has most recently been linked with Chelsea after manager Avram Grant reportedly made contact with Valencia over a move. His price tag would not be a problem for the cash rich London club who is backed by the big-spending Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
However, The Sun newspaper has reported that David Villa's preferred destination in England is actually London rivals Arsenal. The club is likely to strengthen their squad this summer after falling short in the league and Europe despite promising so much after their bright start this season. Gunner's boss Arsene Wenger is reported to have access to a transfer kitty in excess of £30 million which should easily cover the cost of signing the striker.
If a deal from Arsenal fails to materialise, then Chelsea remains the favourite to sign the player, possibly as a replacement for Andriy Shevchenko who has been continually linked with a move back to former club AC Milan.
Liverpool could also remain in the hunt for Villa with England striker Peter Crouch likely to depart in search of regular first-team football. At Anfield, he will have the chance to link up with fellow Spaniards Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso as well as boss Rafa Benitez.
[Source: The Sun]
September 18th 2007 04:27
Valencia will wear this fantastic looking kit on their travels this La Liga season 2007-08.
Made using 100% polyester and Nike's Dry Fit material, the deep orange-red shirt features and embroidered Valencia Club Crest and the 1st La Liga logo from 1941-1942.
[Source: ValenciaFC.es]
Spanish club side Valencia FC, fourth place getters in the 2006/07 La Liga, will wear a new home kit for the upcoming season of Spanish football.
The collar will make a return for the new kit which remains white with three red stripes - on the collar, around the shoulder and underarm and around the bottom of the shirt.
[Source: ValenciaFC]
Tue, Apr 10:
RESULTS:
Manchester United 7 -1
Roma (Agg. 8-3)
Valencia 1 - 2
Chelsea (Agg 2-3)
SUMMARY:
Just in case you were wondering, there is no typo in the title of my post.
That is the amazing score-line by which the Red Devils emerged victorious from their clash against Roma at Old Trafford in a pulsating night of European football.
In one of Manchester United's most devastating performances in Europe, the Red Devils completely and utterly destroyed Italian club Roma to advance through to the last four of Europe's elite club competition.
By half-time, the Red Devils were already 4 - 0 up with goals from Michael Carrick, Alan Smith, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.
All four goals were top notch and everything had fallen into place for Manchester United.
One would have predicted the second half to be less exciting than the first with United to defend their 4-nil cushion, but Ronaldo carried on the rampage with his 2nd goal and United's fifth of the evening just five minutes after the restart.
5 - 0.
If the score-line was getting a little ridiculous, the ease with which United carved up Roma's defence was ludicrous and soon Carrick had his second goal of the night with an arrowed shot into the top right corner.
6 - 0.
Roma pulled one back nine minutes later, but it was hardly worth celebrating as evident from the muted response from their shell-shocked fans.
Second half substitute Patrice Evra completed the rout with United's 7th goal in the 81st minute.
Chelsea's Ghana midfielder Michael Essien scored a sensational late winner to earn his side a berth in the Champion's League semi-final over-night.
With the match seemingly headed for extra-time, Essien rammed home an acutely angled shot in injury time to dump Spanish side Valencia out of the competition.
Valencia's Fernando Morientes had given his side the lead with a goal just past the half-hour and the reigning English champions were in trouble knowing that they had fallen 2-1 behind on aggregate.
Mourinho knew he had to make changes and sent on the talented Joe Cole in place of the ineffective Diarra during half-time and the move paid dividends.
Cole's direct running and trickery caused chaos in the Valencia box and up stepped striker Andriy Shevchenko to bundle in the equaliser - the Blues were back.
Chelsea continued to press and should have scored from a Ballack free-kick had it not been for the brilliance of opposition goalkeeper Canizares' fantastic save but Essien finally managed the vital breakthrough with his angle drive in stoppage time.
Wed, Apr 4:
RESULTS:
Roma 2 - 1 Manchester United
Chelsea 1 - 1 Valencia
SUMMARY:
Wayne Rooney's first Champion's League goal in 30 months was not enough to save Manchester United from defeat against Roma in a match marred by off-field violence.
Manchester United fans and Italian police clashed during the half-time break with several United fans captured on TV bleeding from head wounds.
Things did not go too well on the pitch either for the Red Devils after going down to Roma 2 - 1 although Rooney's away goal means not all is lost with the return leg at Old Trafford next week.
Former England midfielder Paul Scholes will be watching next week's game from the stands after getting himself sent-off for reckless tackles which earned him two yellow cards and an automatic red for his efforts.
Meanwhile, Valencia showed their class against Chelsea with a 1 - 1 draw and a precious away goal at Stamford bridge.
David Silva's 30th minute goal was superb and Chelsea had to call on their Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba to save their blushes with a lobbed header in the 2nd half.
Although the prospect of three English clubs in the semi-finals of the Champion's League appear premature at this stage, anything can still happen when the return leg of the quarter-finals resume next week.
The second batch of Champion's League first round knock-out matches took place overnight with the highly anticipated clash between the two most recent Champion's League winning teams Liverpool and Barcelona taking centre stage.
After a traumatic week for Liverpool when reports of a training ground bust-up between bad-boy Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise made the headlines, the two players settled their differences on the pitch by scoring a goal apiece to down Barcelona 2-1 away from home.
Liverpool made a confident start but found themselves a goal down in the 14th minute when Barcelona's Portguese midfielder Deco headed in the first goal for the home side.
Shell-shocked but refusing to buckle under the sustained pressure of Barcelona's fabulous attacking game, the Reds found an equaliser through "golf-club swinging" bad-boy Craig Bellamy when the Welshman powered in a header which keeper Victor Valdes was unable to keep hold of.
Proving that he can make assists as well as score goals, Bellamy went on to play a loose ball across goal for the unmarked Riise to blast right-footed into the roof of the net in the 74th minute to give the mighty Reds a commanding lead ahead of the return fixture in a fortnight's time.
This morale boosting victory ensured that Liverpool's class of 07' became the only side to win at the Nou camp since the 1975-76 Liverpool team, which downed Barca 1-0 in the UEFA Cup semi-finals before going on to win the final.
Elsewhere, Andriy Shevchenko added to his wonderful goal scoring record in Europe by scoring Chelsea's only goal of the match in a one-all draw with Portguese side Porto.
The result, in Chelsea's favour by virtue of the away goals rule, was soured by the news of an ankle ligament injury sustained by England captain John Terry who will now be out for a few weeks.
The two other Champion's League matches also resulted in a draw: the match between Roma and Lyon remained scoreless after 90 minutes and the Inter Milan - Valencia ended at two goals a piece.
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