The Basque Country’s Copa del Rey stories are not only the tales from the final, but they’re also the Amorebietas and Portugaletes
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Between his parents crossing the Sahara barefoot and pregnant and the racism he faces today, Iñaki Williams’ story is one of adversity, of constant battles
Is Yeste equal or superior to most of the other players on this list when it comes to sheer talent? Yes. Is he better than all the other Ys? Undoubtedly
He came in as one of football’s most intense managers and took Athletic Club to new heights – but, typically, Marcelo Bielsa left empty-handed
The strength of Bilbao is in its unity. Yeray Álvarez knows this all too well, as it’s been his city which has helped him through the worst of his cancer
TREAD A PATH through every football-obsessed city on earth and seldom would you find the home of a retired professional footballer without the walls or spare rooms of their home habitually decorated…
IT IS THE EIGHTH MINUTE and Athletic Club have just been awarded a free-kick after Mikel San José is fouled. Their number 10 takes the resultant set-piece, bending the ball around the…
STEPPING OFF THE PLATFORM at the Abando train station and into its main corridor, you are immediately reminded of where you are. As your footsteps take you through clouds of tobacco smoke…