Catch up locals' news in English
2024-04-08T00:31:47.907Z
The story of the romance between the 24 (or 25) Copas del Rey and Athletic: "It is our Champions" There are 25 Athletic Cups, according to the club; 24 is recognized by the Spanish Federation. Athletic wins the Cup every 40 years, and 2024, like 1904, 1944 and 1984 before, was the year to do it.
"The passion in Vizcaya is not football, it is Athletic," says Carlos Iturgaiz, former president of the Basque PP.
The barge for the generation of Nico and Agirrezabala and Valverde's beer: "40 years to hold the Cup and we never want to let it go" Athletic Madrid beat Mallorca on penalties to win the Copa del Rey. It is the first time in 40 years that Athletic have lifted the Cup...
Xabi Alonso, Mendilibar, Arteta... Euskadi shines in Europe: "What marks the imprint of Basque football is its competitiveness." Xabi Alonso, Mendilibar, Arteta... Euskadi shines in Europe: "What marks the imprint of Basque football is its competitiveness."...
Javier Aguirre, the coach with eight Basque surnames and 850 games who never wanted to be a coach Javier Aguirre, the coach with eight Basque surnames and 850 games who never wanted to be a coach. He always expressed his intention of not becoming a coach once he hung up his boots, as he revealed in an interview in La Cope...
A 'meet' to fight ends in a pitched battle between four ultra groups and dirtyes the Cup party A'meet' to fight ends in a pitched battle between four ultra groups and dirtyes the Cup party. While the majority of fans, estimated to be around 100,000, came to Seville to cheer on their team and celebrate the final between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca...
