The Levante Courier
Market14 Sep 2026
Mathew Ryan wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Levante hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Match12 Sep 2026
Levante cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Market14 Sep 2026
Nil Carrasco steps up from the Levante academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nil Carrasco has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Sep 2026
Levante promote Juan Nieto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Nieto has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market14 Sep 2026
Still no ink between Levante and Roger Brugué
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Levante, another week without a signature from Roger Brugué.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Half-satisfied: Pablo Vargas on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Roger Brugué knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Roger Brugué trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Match12 Sep 2026
No goals between Levante and Celta
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Celta will be the happier side with the point.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
No place in the plan for Jair Córdova
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Squad A wage question at Levante
- Player ratings Karl Etta Eyong was unplayable
- The dugout Jair Córdova wants a proper job in this side