The football of the present, future, and past come together at the Ciutat Esportiva of Valencia CF. That’s the summary of the Training Experience carried out by 25 players from the 1st11 Football Academy London Powered by Valencia CF, an academy that is part of the network of technical partners of the VCF Academy Programs.
The young players who dream of reaching professional football one day enjoyed a complete experience of training and matches at the Ciutat Esportiva of Valencia CF, where they also shared very special moments with Valencia CF player Max Aarons and former player and current VCF Mestalla coach, Miguel Ángel Angulo.
«Great performance at the Bernabéu,» one of Aarons’ young compatriot players at Valencia CF said as they took multiple photos with him and congratulated him on his recent starting appearance in the victory against Real Madrid.
Miguel Ángel Angulo, the player with the most titles in the history of Valencia CF, also took the time to answer the young players’ questions and advise them on their formative journey to work hard every day.
Angulo also surprised Andrew Kuprewicz, director of the 1st11 Academy, by giving him a shirt with his name on it. Andrew, a big fan of the Asturian forward, was delighted to receive a shirt with the autograph of one of his footballing idols, whom he had already met at the Valencia CF Academy Coaches Convention and some of the VCF Mestalla matches in the Premier League International Cup.
The collaboration between the VCF Academy and the 1st11 Academy London, which started in 2017, aims to provide the best possible football training to young people aged 6 to 16 in the areas of London, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire through the Valencian methodology.
The 1st11 Academy London Powered by Valencia CF is part of the technical partners that make up the VCF Academy Programs, along with the VCF Academies, VCF Camps, VCF Academy Coaches Convention, VCF Academy World Cup, VCF Training Experience, and more. These programs help to promote the brand image of Valencia CF and the methodology of the Valencia CF Academy, which is ranked as the fourth best in Europe for training players to compete at the highest level, according to the CIES Football Observatory.
Each season, more than 5000 players from over 50 countries participate in the various programs that make up the VCF Academy Programs.
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