Going into the preseason it was already clear that this is going to be a vitally important season for Athletic Club in regards to the future. Several key players such as Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aritz Aduriz are in the last years of their contracts and the club will have to work hard in order to protect their talent. One of
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After a thrilling 3-2 comeback over Panathinaikos in Greece, Athletic Club must now turn their attention to La Liga which kicks off this Sunday. The Lions will be hosting newly promoted Getafe and will be looking to get off to a fast start in their domestic campaign. With four games scheduled over eleven days, Kuko Ziganda will have to rotate
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Aketxe is going to stay at Athletic, otherwise there will be a line of Primera clubs waiting to sign him. Those were the words of Cadiz manager Alvaro Cervera after Ager Aketxe ended his loan spell last season. While at Cadiz he managed to score five goals and provide two assists while being the best player in the team. Upon returning to
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Lezama remains the most important pillar of Athletic Club. As things stand, this will be the second consecutive summer without signing a new player and the Lions will continue to trust in their academy and the development of youth players. This preseason has seen several starlets get their chance to show what they are capable of and the results have
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After a 1-1 draw against Dinamo Bucuresti on Thursday, Athletic Club had to get back into preseason mode when they took on Reus in a friendly on Saturday. Kuko Ziganda left out most of his major players from the Europa League clash, but was still able to field a very strong team. Goals from Mikel San Jose, Ager Aketxe, and
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Javi Eraso will always be remembered as one of the members of Athletic’s historic squad that won the 2015 Spanish Super Cup. After leaving Bilbao Athletic in 2013 he spent two years at CD Leganes before coming back to play at the San Mames. During his last two years at Athletic he has seen his playing time slowly diminish and
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Athletic Club will begin their Europa League season in just four days when they will travel to Romania to take on Dinamo Bucuresti. It will be the first leg of the third qualifying round with the return leg taking place at the San Mames one week later. The Lions have been busy in preparations for the upcoming match and Cuco
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It has been an interesting preseason for Mikel San Jose. After being one of the starting midfielders for Athletic over the past few years, the 28-year-old has featured only as a center-back so far this summer. That has mostly been due to necessity with injuries, but fans have still been talking a lot about it. On Thursday, San Jose gave
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Athletic Club played their third and final friendly in Switzerland on Monday as they took on Turkish giants Fenerbahce. The match ended in a scoreless draw, but the Lions were clearly the stronger side and deserved a victory. Aritz Aduriz had the best chance of the game in the first half after Iker Muniain earned a penalty, but the striker
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Athletic Club played their second friendly of the summer, earning a 2-0 victory over FC Sion and their first win under Cuco Ziganda. The first goal came through a Sion own goal, while Raul Garcia was able to double the lead early in the second half. Following the game, Ziganda spoke to the media and made it clear that he
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