Tag: athletic

A-Z of the 2000s: Fran Yeste

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

Óscar de Marcos and the torn scrotum

They talk a lot in Spain about having big balls; Óscar de Marcos certainly does. Metaphorically, that is, and not just because of the swelling

Andoni Goikoetxea: the Butcher of Bilbao

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…

The reinvention of Aritz Aduriz

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…