David Villa Bio And Images

avid Villa Sánchez (born December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain), is nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid) he is a Spanish football player, who currently plays for Valencia CF and the Spanish national side.Early careerBorn in the Asturias region in Northern Spain, he got his professional breakthrough at his local club Sporting de Gijón for whom he made his first-team debut in the 2000-01 season.

TRANSFERS RUMOUR 2010: DAVID LUIZ OF BENFICA & DAVID VILLA OF VALENCIA CF IN THE FOCUS

The left-back position needs to be reinforced at REAL MADRID, no one who has followed the Club the season doubts that it is currently an area which can be exploited & has been effectively by opposition teams. To this effect, The Spanish Club has been scouting the International market for someone young & cost effective; one of those players is 23 year old defender DAVID LUIZ of BENFICA who is “

EX REAL MADRID COACH SCHUSTER GIVES HIS "CLUB INSIGHTS"

The German Ex Real Madrid player & Coach Bernd Schuster hasnever been one to hold back on his words. During an interview onSpanish late night Sports radio, the controversial Footballpersonality let these two “bombs” go:The 1st Bomb:"Sin Cristiano, el Real Madrid sería una pastilla para dormir"“Without Cristiano, Real Madrid is a sleeping pill”(photo: ex Real Madrid Coach Bernd Schuster_marca.com)

VIDEO: DAVID VILLA GOAL AGAINST GETAFE - PURE CLASS

VALENCIA CF & Spanish International forward DAVID VILLA hasgone into the lead in the Spanish League goal scoring tally with17 goals so far, ahead FC Barcelona player Messi (16 goals) & RealMadrid player Higuaín (14 goals). The race will be definately onuntil the end of the season between these 3, with the possiblity ofCristiano Ronaldo joining them, for the prestigious "Pichichi Award".Until then

DAVID VILLA READY FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE?

Interesting quote from VALENCIA CF striker DAVID VILLA to theBritish daily "The Times":Villa: "Me gusta mucho la ''Premier''translated: "I like the Premier a lot"This is a clear message that the Spanish International is ready to makethe jump & leave Spain for the Premier League. A message that ChelseaFC, Manchester United & City may interprete as a signal to beginingmaking offersStay tuned!

MANCHESTER UNITED THINKS 40M€ ON DAVID VILLA

The never ending sounds of drums - or sirens - from Englandcontinue to raise speculation concerning VALENCIA CF forward & Spanish International DAVID VILLA.This time English paper "TheDaily Mail" prints that MANCHESTER UNITED is preparing a 40M€ offer to convince Valencia & its striker. Manchester Manager/CoachAlex Ferguson has insisted that negotiations begin & be sped up.The strategy is to

VALENCIA CF: LIVERPOOL FC PREPARING A 50M€ OFFER FOR DAVID VILLA?

Imagine LIVERPOOL FC with FERNANDO TORRES & SpanishInternational & Valencia CF striker DAVID VILLA? According toEnglish media Liverpool FC Coach Rafael Benitez wishes tomake this a reality. The rumour is that Benitez has askedLiverpool owners to put aside around 50M€ for a possibleoffer in the upcoming “Winter Market” &/or for next season.(photo: David Villa_marca.com/afp)Although David Villa has

DAVID VILLA´s GOAL AGAINST SPORTING DE GIJÓN - 20.09.09 (VIDEO)

Situation: It was a "Liga" Round 3 game between VALENCIA CF &REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN. The game was in a 1-1 draw situation& then this gem of a goal came about from DAVID VILLA:Allow To LOAD:Although Villa put Valencia ahead 2-1, his team was equalized later by Gijón to have the game finish in a 2-2 draw.

FC BARCELONA & INTER MILAN SHUT AGREEMENT FOR IBRAHIMOVIC: 40M€ + SAMUEL ETO´O & LOAN OF HLEB. GOODBYE DAVID VILLA

FC BARCELONA has come to an agreement with INTER MILAN for thetransfer of ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC as advanced last night & confirmedthis morning by Barcelona based daily “Sport” & TV news media,although we haven’t as yet an official Club statement. Everythingoccurred last night when Barça President Laporta & his team made astop from the Ukraine at Milan to have dinner with Inter PresidentMoratti where

DAVID VILLA SAGA V: ITS A LAUGH

The DAVID VILLA situation with his Club VALENCIA CF is a mess.His Club stopped at the last minute a move to Real Madrid - when previously agreed - & now stops a move to FC Barcelona. Valenciaasks for a transfer figure of between 50-55M€ to be able to change its mind & FC Barcelona hasn´t the liquid cash ( Eto´o not sold & doesn´t look like) & will NOT go as far. Barça has announcedalternatives to

FC BARCELONA WILL NOT PAY 50M€ FOR VILLA & LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES

After receiving the news directly yesterday evening from the currentVALENCIA CF President Manuel Llorente that DAVID VILLA will notbe sold unless his Club receives an offer of between 50-55 M€, FCBARCELONA President Laporta has spoken out this afternoon.(photo: elmundo.es)FC Barcelona will not go beyond the supposed 42M€ offer alreadymade for Villa & they are already looking at alternatives. One

VALENCIA CF TELLS DAVID VILLA NO TO FC BARCELONA

Spanish International forward DAVID VILLA met yesterday in the cityof Madrid with his Club President Manuel Llorente to discuss his future.The player expressed his wish to leave VALENCIA CF for FCBARCELONA.The answer was NO. Valencia CF President told Villa that in thesporting area he was a vital piece of the next season project, plusthat the Barça offer was too low. The Catalan team will need to

DAVID VILLA: THE STORY & SITUATION WITH THE TRANSFER SAGA: PART IV

The DAVID VILLA transfer saga continues with FC BARCELONA now taking the limelight after REAL MADRID has shown its alternativepreference with the signing of KARIM BENZEMA. SFS will now givebelow a full summary, in point form, on the situation with two sections:pre- Benzema & post - Benzema. Hopefully the SFS readers will findthis useful as a form of staying up to date with this complex &

FC BARCELONA GOES AFTER DAVID VILLA

With the door apparently shut for DAVID VILLA at REAL MADRIDdue to the foiled transfer attempt weeks ago with Valencia CF &the signing – although not officially confirmed as yet – of KARIMBENZEMA by Real Madrid, FC BARCELONA has gone knocking at the“door” of Villa to convince & shut a deal with the player sohe can end up playing at “Camp Nou” next season. The Barcelonabased Sports daily “Mundo

REAL MADRID SIGN OLYMPIQUE DE LYON FORWARD KARIM BENZEMA

Spanish daily “Marca” has just announced it, now another Spanishdaily “AS” has announced it & it looks official. REAL MADRID hascome to an agreement with OLYMPIQUE DE LYON for the servicesof 21 year old French International forward KARIM BENZEMA fora transfer price of 35M€ plus incentives for titles & a 6 year contract.Real Madrid accelerated the process after it was rumoured thatManchester

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2009 IDEAL 11 TEAM: DAVID VILLA THE ONLY SPANIARD

FIFA has announced the CONFEDERATIONS CUP IDEAL 11 TEAMafter celebrating its 2009 edition. Apart from the surprises in someof the announcements, the only Spaniard in the 11 is DAVID VILLA.The news in this last case is that David Villa was better valued– 8.76pts vs. 8.70pts – than Luis Fabiano as the tournament “TopStriker”.Here is the list:Goalkeeper: Mohammed Kassid (Eygpt)Defenders: Siboniso

MANCHESTER UNITED MAKES 46,8M€ BID FOR DAVID VILLA ( & 35M€ FOR BENZEMA)?

The latest news from England comes from “The Daily Mirror” – pickedup here by “AS” & “Marca” – that publishes that MANCHESTERUNITED has made a 46,8M€ offer to VALENCIA CF for DAVID VILLA.This offer surpasses the alleged FC BARCELONA bid of 43M€ madefor the Spanish International.(photo: marca.com)However two points that need to be made that add confusion tothis whole David Villa transfer affair:1.

DAVID VILLA: THE STORY & SITUATION WITH THE TRANSFER SAGA: PART III

The DAVID VILLA transfer saga takes another twist with the digitaledition of “Marca” announcing that FC BARCELONA has come outof the shadows officially & made a 43M€ offer to VALENCIA CF.The "breakdown" of negotiations with Real Madrid & the apparentdesire by Valencia CF to sell to any one except Real Madrid hasgiven Barça the stimulus to “go for it”, as they - Barcelona - claimagainst all other

REAL MADRID: KARIM BENZEMA PLAN B

Spanish sports daily “AS & Marca" publish that REAL MADRID hasgot in contact with OLYMPIQUE DE LYON to talk about thepossibilities of KARIM BENZEMA landing at the Spanish Club nextseason. However, the original idea is that the 21 year old FrenchInternational stay one more season in French Football to continuehis development before making the move to Real Madrid, but the“failed” operation for

DAVID VILLA: THE STORY & SITUATION WITH THE REAL MADRID TRANSFER SAGA II

Hi, here is more on the VALENCIA CF – DAVID VILLA saga. TodaySpanish daily “Marca” add more light to this unbelievable situationthat is affecting personally the actual player.1.On Friday, VALENCIA CF communicates that after reflectionDAVID VILLA is non-transferable. The Club goes back on its wordto the player & Real Madrid CF who had verbally shut a deal 10days earlier.2.Reason: David Villa is an