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Valencia‘s Carlos Soler is only just beginning: “It was the first time that Mestalla sang my name. I remember hearing, 'Carlos, Carlos.' You never forget it.”
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Valencia‘s Carlos Soler is only just beginning: “It was the first time that Mestalla sang my name. I remember hearing, 'Carlos, Carlos.' You never forget it.”
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