VALVERDE DIPETTA

Valverde's previous nickname was Pajarito (baby bird), but now refers to himself as Halcón (falcon), alluding to his growth as a professional footballer. "Everyone joined the Halcón thing, and I liked it, it was very funny to me. There were people who got angry because they wanted to keep calling me Pajarito, but I'm the Halcón now," said Valverde in an interview. Valverde is in a relationship with Argentinian journalist and presenter Mina Bonino. They have two sons, Benicio, born in 2020, and Bautista, born in 2023. Valverde allegedly punched Villarreal player Álex Baena in the Santiago Bernabéu car park following a 3–2 defeat in La Liga match on 8 April 2023. The incident was alleged to have been caused by a comment Baena made to Valverde about Bonino's miscarriage scare. On 3 July, the…

Personal life Federico Valverde met his wife, Mina Bonino, an Argentine journalist and television presenter , online via Instagram in early 2019. [17] The couple announced their relationship publicly in March 2019 and married on March 1, 2022. [18] Bonino frequently attends Valverde's matches to show support, and the family resides in Madrid . [19] Valverde and Bonino have two sons: Benicio, born on February 20, 2020, following a challenging 14-hour natural delivery in Madrid , and Bautista, born on June 25, 2023. [20] [21] Valverde holds Uruguayan citizenship by birth and acquired Spanish nationality in September 2019, granting him dual citizenship . [22] He speaks Spanish fluently as his native language and has been learning basic English, as evidenced by public attempts to communicate i…