On Tuesday at 1pm local time the team will attend the United Nations headquarters for the formal signing of an agreement with UN Women

Valencia CF touched down in New York on Monday evening after a ten-hour long journey, and were greeted by a crowd of fans upon their arrival at the team hotel at around 8pm local time.

The squad will stay on American soil until Friday with a packed institutional and sporting schedule. For this post-season American tour, the following twenty players have travelled to represent VCF: Yoel, Jaume Doménech, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Vezo, Filipe Augusto, Shkodran Mustafi, Álvaro Negredo,Paco Alcácer, Dani Parejo, Pablo Piatti, Rodrigo, Javi Fuego, Antonio Barragán, Rodrigo de Paul,José Gayà, Tropi, Salvador Ruiz, Sergio Ayala, Nacho Vidal and Fernando Cano.

On Tuesday at 1pm the team will attend the United Nations headquarters for the formal signing of an agreement with UN Women. Valencia CF is a partner and the first global sports club to become ambassador for the UN agency that defends the rights of women and gender equality worldwide. The ceremony was attended by Chairwoman of the Board, Lay Hoon Chan, Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo Ngucke and VCF Executive President Amadeo Salvo.



Also on Tuesday, at 8:15pm local time, the team will fly from New York to Columbus, Ohio, where on Wednesday 27th at 7:30pm at MAPFRE Stadium, they will take part in an LFP World Challenge game against Columbus Crew SC; Crew SC were MLS Cup champions in 2008 and the side are currently fourth in the American league. A few hours earlier, at 12pm, Nuno and two Valencia CF stars will give an official press conference prior to the friendly. After the game, the team will return home to Valencia via Chicago and Madrid, scheduled to arrive early on Friday.