Athletic Club made headlines back in January when they paid the €32 million release clause for Real Sociedad captain Iñigo Martinez. The move was in response to losing Aymeric Laporte who left to join Manchester City, and Real Sociedad fans were not happy seeing one of their most loved players join their rival club. Now,…
Athletic Club were back in training on Tuesday following a grueling match against Real Madrid the previous day. The Lions fought hard and were able to come away with an impressive draw, so manager Kuko Ziganda used Tuesday’s session as a time of recovery for the players that were in the starting lineup. The rest…
Athletic Club put on a strong showing at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, playing to a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. Iñaki Williams opened up the scoring in the first 15 minutes, while Kepa Arrizabalaga continually made great saves to keep Real Madrid off the scoreboard. A deflected goal from Cristiano Ronaldo close to stoppage…
Athletic Club were looking to buck the trend of poor results at the Santiago Bernabéu when they faced off with Real Madrid on Wednesday. Thanks to a beautiful chipped goal by Iñaki Williams they found themselves leading early in the match, but Real Madrid were able to pull level in the dying minutes of the…
Coming off of a disappointing loss to Deportivo, things did not look good for Athletic Club as they walked into the Santiago Bernabeu. The Lions had not won a game there since 2005 and, with Real Madrid in peak form lately, it didn’t look promising for the Basques. Looking past the history, it was clear…
The summer transfer window is right around the corner but Athletic Club has already been hard at work preparing the squad for the next season. So far the Basque giants have already purchased Ander Capa and Cristian Ganea, as well as reportedly reaching an agreement with Eibar midfielder Dani Garcia who is out of contract…
Athletic Club have not given up hope on qualifying for Europe next season but the Lions currently find themselves eight points off the mark with only six games remaining on the schedule. Couple that with the fact that they will be travel to the Santiago Bernabeu to play against Real Madrid in their next game…
Iñigo Córdoba has been one of the brightest parts of an otherwise disappointing season for Athletic Club. The winger was promoted over the summer and, due to a serious injury to Iker Muniain, was thrust into a role that he wasn’t expected to play. The Lezama product found himself playing heavy minutes and having to…
Dani García’s move to Athletic Club has been one of the worst kept secrets in all of football. The midfielder rejected a renewal offer from Eibar a few months ago and reports immediately began to claim that he would be making the switch to the San Mamés in the summer thanks to his expiring contract.…
Kuko Ziganda had a difficult decision to make going into Saturday’s match against Deportivo La Coruña. Center-back Unai Nuñez was suspended for the game due to yellow card accumulation and Yeray had only just received medical clearance to play again. All signs pointed to Xabi Etxeita featuring in the starting lineup but the defender has…
Saturday’s match against Deportivo wasn’t supposed to end in defeat. The Lions had the chance to move to within five points of the last European qualification spot in the table with a win and they were playing a team that had lost six straight games on the road. The San Mamés was ready, but two…
Athletic Club had the perfect opportunity to take a big step forward in their pursuit of European qualification when they hosted Deportivo La Coruña at the San Mamés on Saturday. A win would’ve seen the Lions climb to within five points of their goal, but it wasn’t two be. Two early goals and defensive errors…
