DINAMO STAR SE WIN RECORD-BREAKING IV VCF ACADEMY WORLD CUP 

Dinamo Star SE of Hungary were crowned champions of the IV VCF Academy World Cup this past weekend, triumphing in the Under-12s tournament that brought together 200 players from VCF Academy Programs across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

The tournament broke it's own record for participation, with 14 teams from Canada, the USA, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Hungary.

The Ciudad Deportiva hosted an exciting Sunday morning with the knockout stages, including penalty shootouts. The Valentía final pitted Escoles VCF, last year's champions, against Dinamo Star SE, as the teams that finished first in their respective groups.

Undefeated throughout the tournament, the Hungarian team won 3-0 in the final to win the VCF Academy World Cup, joining a list of winners that also includes FK Zalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania, La Polisportiva Bruinese of Italy, and Escoles VCF.

The VCF Academy Houston finished third, defeating VCF Academy Greece White in the playoff.

The excitement on Sunday morning was rounded off with the Sentiment and Germanor finals, in which VCF Academy Cyprus White triumphed in a thrilling duel over VCF Academy Greece Orange, and VCF Academy Canada defeated VCF Camp Belgium.

The awards ceremony, attended by club ambassador Ricardo Arias, brought the VCF Academy World Cup to a close.

In addition to the trophies presented to the winning teams, individual honours were also given out at the IV VCF Academy World Cup:

Best Goalkeeper: Ishan Shurdan (The Bridge SC Jordan)

Top Scorer: Oliver Bober (Dinamo Star SE Hungary)

Best Player: Felipe Marquínez (VCF Academy Houston)

All three received a gift from Puma from Ricardo Arias: Gloves for Ishan, a ball for Oliver, and boots for Felipe.

The VCF Academy World Cup is part of the VCF Academy Programs, which include Valencia CF Academies across America, Asia and Europe, the VCF Camps held worldwide, Training Experiences at the Ciudad Deportiva, and other initiatives that strengthen the Club’s global presence.

Every season, more than 5,000 children from over 50 countries take part in activities under the VCF Academy Programs umbrella.

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