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Victor Valdes joins Belgian club.

One year after switching from Barcelona to Manchester United, Spanish goalkeeper, Victor Valdes has agreed a loan move to Standard Liege until the end of the season.

The 34-year-old had been at war with manager, Louis Van Gaal and had been negotiating an escape from Old Trafford for the past few months. 
He was reportedly forbidden from having a dressing room locker at the club.
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Victor Valdes' wife slams Manchester United over charity dinner snub

She has a point though. Albeit, the former Barcelona goalkeeper has been frozen out of the Louis Van Gaal-led squad, ty he Spain international is still a player at the club and ought to be accorded respect given to other teammates.

He was embarrassingly the only player to be omitted from the club’s UNICEF gala last night and this didn’t go down well with his wife Yolanda who voiced out her disappointment on her instagram page.

“Do not invite to my husband @vicvaldes1 to be part of the #united4unicef, it’s the last thing you don’t expect from one of the biggest clubs as @manchesterunited. ‘A Charity event is always a Charity event’.” She fired.

The Spaniard has played only two competitive fixtures since March 2014.

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LVG unfair to Victor Valdes but that didn't influence my decision – Pedro

Recent Chelsea signing Pedro has denied reports that he turned down a move to Manchester United to avoid working under coach Louis van Gaal. Pedro, 28, signed for Chelsea last month from Barcelona despite reported interest from the Red Devils.

It was widely reported that conversations with former Barca teammates such as Cesc Fabregas and Victor Valdes caused Pedro to reconsider United, while reports in Spain suggested his doubts were due to the strained relationship between Van Gaal and some of his Spanish players. Van Gaal announced in July that Valdes has no future at Old Trafford and has left the former Barca goalkeeper out of his Champions League squad, while David De Gea has not played this season and missed out on a deadline day move to Real Madrid.
But when asked if his decision to join Chelsea and not United was based on the difficult situation between Van Gaal and his Spanish keepers, Pedro told Marca: “No. It’s true that I don’t like that treatment for my colleagues, especially for Victor, who has been a reference as a teammate and as a professional. “I don’t believe it’s fair but it didn’t influence my decision.”

Pedro — who scored on his debut to help Chelsea to a 3-2 win over West Brom on Aug. 22 — says the Blues were more proactive in acquiring his services, adding: “I just saw that Manchester didn’t take that step, that they were taking too long and I needed a team to start. Chelsea were more decisive.”

Pedro, who is in Madrid with the Spain national team preparing for Euro 2016 qualifying games against Slovakia and Macedonia, says he spoke to former Barca teammate Valdes before making his decision.

“Yes, a lot,” he said. “He told me that the club [United] was very good and there was a great fan following, that his only problem was the situation with the coach.”

When asked if Valdes recommended that he not sign for United because of Van Gaal, Pedro answered: “Absolutely not. He spoke very well of the club. It’s a great club but I believe I have chosen well to join Chelsea, I’m convinced. “I had an important chat with [Chelsea coach Jose] Mourinho, who told me that he wanted me, that with me they would have a better team and he said many things that I liked to hear. “That combined with the possibility to live in London was what made me decide.”

Pedro signed a four-year contract with Chelsea and so far is thrilled.
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'There is no place for Valdes in my squad' – Van Gaal

Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes will be sold after manager Louis van Gaal claimed he “refused to play” in the reserves. The 33-year-old Spain international was a surprise omission from the pre-season squad currently touring the US.
“He doesn’t follow my philosophy. There is no place for some like that,” said Van Gaal of his January signing. When you are not willing to follow those principles, there is only one way and that is out. It is a big disappointment. It is a pity because we have given him the opportunity to rehabilitate, gave him a contract and then he is fit to play.”
Six-times La Liga winner Valdes joined the club as De Gea’s back-up, after the former Barcelona number one recovered from major knee surgery.
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Victor Valdes gives his shirt to a fan injured by Rooney's shot

‎Manchester United goalie, Victor Valdes during the pre match warm up at Old Trafford on Saturday‎ removed his shirt and gave it to a 5 year-old boy who was left writhing in pain and teary-eyed after one of Wayne Rooney’s shots hit him in the face. The kind gesture touched a red Devil fan who witnessed the incident. 

He wrote ‎ how it went down on his Reddit‎ page.

“I was in the Stretford End for the Villa game yesterday and this moment was in the warm up. Doing the usual shooting drills, Rooney blasted an effort over, striking a young lad (no more than 5-6 years old). It hit the young lad square in the face and sent him literally cartwheeling, and, needless to say, the waterworks began. The players didn’t realise what had happened and carried on with their drills. 

After it was brought to their attention, and obviously checking the little lad was okay, Victor Valdes removed the shirt from his back and ordered it to be sent back to the injured boy along with a signed ball from the warm up. The whole Stretford End applauded and it was a touching moment that showed the club still has a heart in the modern game. Although it was basic human decency, it made me immensely proud to be a fan of this great club.”

Credit: 101greatgoals
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IKER CASILLAS, VICTOR VALDES, PETR CECH, OTHERS NOMINATED FOR FIFA BALLON D'OR GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas, Barcelona’s Victor Valdes, Chelsea’s Petr Cech have made FIFA Ballon d’Or’s 5-man shortlist for the best goalkeeper for the year 2013. Petr Cech is the only English Premier League goalkeeper nominated for the award. The announcement was made yesterday Dec 3, 2013.
Voting for the World XI team will be done via a secret ballot by the 50,000
members of FIFPro. The winner will be announced on January 13, 2013 at the Ballon d’Or gala. Meanwhile the shortlists for the defenders, midfielders and
strikers will be announced today, 6th and 9th of December.
 
 
 
 
 
NOMINEES
(1) Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus)
(2) Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid FC) (3) Petr Cech (Czech Republic, Chelsea
FC)
(4) Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern München)
(5) Víctor Valdes (Spain, FC Barcelona).
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PHOTOS: MESSI, ETO'O, FABREGAS, PEDRO, VALDES OTHERS BESIEGE ANDRES INIESTA'S WEDDING

Barcelona midfielder and the Euro 2012 player of the tournament Andres Iniesta tied the knot with his long term girlfriend, and mother of his daughter Anna Ortiz at Tamarit castle, Spain yesterday, 8th July 2012.

Guests who besieged the star-studded wedding including present and ex Barcelona footballers, they were accompanied by their girlfriends/wives; Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto’o, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro, Victor Valdes. Whereas Puyol, Xavi, Pique came alone.

Pep Guardiola was absent but he later joined the banquet at a restaurant with his wife afterwards. The couple met in 2008.

Congrats Iniesta!!!

Photo credit:Barcastuff

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