No wonder he was a figure: the Liga MX team that Fernando Valenzuela supported

Mexican sports are in mourning for the death of Fernando Valenzuelaone of the most successful Mexican baseball players of all time. The ‘Bull’ was not only an enthusiast of the so-called ‘King of Sports’, but he was also a fan of a popular soccer team in the Liga MX.

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The one born in the Etchohuaquila ranch, in the municipality of Novojoa, south of Sonora, he was a faithful follower of the Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara. The information was confirmed by Liga MX itself in a publication in which the Mexican Soccer Federation mourned his death.
“A Chivabrother who put the name of Mexico at the top. Thank you Fernando Valenzuela. Rest in peace,” he wrote.to Liga MX in a tweet published by the FMF this Tuesday.

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A Chivabrother who put the name of Mexico at the top. Thank you Fernando Valenzuela. Rest in peace. https://t.co/8QAOXLfijY

— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) October 23, 2024

Amaury Vergara, owner of Chivas, says goodbye to Fernando Valenzuela

Amaury Vergara, The current owner of the Guadalajara franchise also dedicated a message to Valenzuela on his social networks, the which he accompanied by posting an unusual photograph of the Aztec pitcher with a red and white t-shirt with the legend “I am Chiva and what.”
“Rest in peace, legend. A very Chiva “Bull”. “I join in the grief that overwhelms Mexican sport, family and friends in these difficult times,” Vergara wrote to accompany the image in which sees Fernando Valenzuela dominating a soccer ball.

Likewise, the Flock lamented the terrible news of his departure this October 22 with a message on his social networks. “The Guadalajara Sports Club deeply regrets the sensitive death of Fernando el Toro Valenzuela, a great legend of Mexican sports. We join the baseball community, family and friends in these difficult times,” the red and white club wrote on its X account.

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The Guadalajara Sports Club deeply regrets the sensitive death of Fernando ‘el Toro’ Valenzuela, a great legend of Mexican sports.

We join the baseball community, family and friends in these difficult times. pic.twitter.com/zNyCjGAspt

— CHIVAS (@Chivas) October 23, 2024

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