gave them the status of independent kingdoms of whom he was also the king (but they were independent of Aragonese laws and institutions). The arms of Valencia show those of James I. The unique crowned letters "L" besides the shield were granted by Peter IV. The reason for the letters was that the city had been loyal twice to the King, hence twice a letter "L" and a crown for the king. There are several possible explanations for the bat; one is that bats are simply quite common in the area. The second theory is that on 9 October 1238, when James I was about to enter the city, re-conquering it from the Moors, a bat landed on the top of his flag, which he interpreted as a good omen. Following his victory, the bat were then added to the coat of arms. In May 2013, it was reported that DC Comics had started a legal case against the club, claiming that the new bat image design was too similar to Batman. The club issued a statement clarifying that it had intended to use a revised version of its bat logo for a line of casual clothing and applied for permission from the Office of Harmonisation of the Internal Market but the application was dropped after DC Comics filed an objection, not a lawsuit. DC Comics again filed a complaint with the EU's office of IP opposing the trademark application made by Valencia for its centennial logo, claiming there is likely to be confusion with its Batman’s symbol. Players Current squad . Reserve team Out on loan Coaching staff {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=18 | Current technical staff |- |- ! Position ! Staff |- |Manager ||style="text-align:left;"| Rubén Baraja |- |Assistant manager ||style="text-align:left;"| Toni Seligrat |- |Technical coach ||style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Marchena |- |Performance Analyst ||style="text-align:left;"| Fran Lapiedra |- |Goalkeeping coach ||style="text-align:left;"| José Manuel Ochotorena |- |Physiotherapist ||style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Horacio González González José Luis Estellés Mario Jarque Álex Castillo Pascual Castell |- |Physical readapter ||style="text-align:left;"| Jordi Sorlí |- |Recruitment Analyst ||style="text-align:left;"| Juan Monar |- |Chief of medical services ||style="text-align:left;"| Pedro López Mateu |- |Club Doctor ||style="text-align:left;"| Pascual Casany Juan Aliaga Antonio Maestro |- |Delegate ||style="text-align:left;"| Paco Camarasa |- Notable coaches LL. = La Liga; CdR = Copa del Rey; SC = Supercopa de España; UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UEL = UEFA Europa League; UIC