“I remember the day like it was yesterday. One morning my dad woke me up to go to play and I told him I didn’t want to play football anymore.” The cross slightly behind him, Gaizka Mendieta adjusted his run, jumped and cushioned the ball on his chest in mid-air. Landing with his back to […]

7 years ago

Gary Neville’s first important task at Valencia will be to learn Spanish, according to a former club legend. Gaizka Mendieta, who captained the club to back-to-back Champions League finals, thinks the new boss needs to learn the language to get the Mestalla faithful on side as quickly as possible. Neville admitted that he is keen to make […]

11 years ago